Κύβιστρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a Luwian cognate of Hittite 𒌷𒄷𒌋𒁉𒅖𒈾 (^URUḫu-u-pí-iš-na /⁠Ḫūpišna⁠/). Compare with Neo-Assyrian cognates 𒆳𒄷𒁍𒍑𒈾 (^KURḫu-bu-uš-na /⁠Ḫubušna⁠/), 𒆳𒄷𒁍𒍑𒉡 (^KURḫu-bu-uš-nu /⁠Ḫubušnu⁠/), 𒆳𒄷𒁉𒅖𒈾 (^KURḫu-bi-iš-na /⁠Ḫubišna⁠/)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ký.bis.tra/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈky.bis.tra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.βis.tra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.vis.tra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.vis.tra/

Proper noun

Κῠ́βῐστρᾰ • (Kŭ́bĭstră) n (genitive Κῠβῐ́στρων); second declension

Cybistra; Ereğli, Turkey^[1]

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Κῠ́βῐστρᾰ; τῶν Κῠβῐ́στρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Κῠ́βῐστρᾰ tằ Kŭ́bĭstră
Genitive	τῶν Κῠβῐ́στρων tôn Kŭbĭ́strōn
Dative	τοῖς Κῠβῐ́στροις toîs Kŭbĭ́strois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Κῠ́βῐστρᾰ tằ Kŭ́bĭstră
Vocative	Κῠ́βῐστρᾰ Kŭ́bĭstră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Κυβιστρεύς (Kubistreús)

Descendants

→ Latin: Cybistra

References

^ Geographica, 12.1.

[1] Geographica, 12.1.

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