Ναυσικάα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ναυσῐκᾶ (Nausĭkâ) — contracted

Etymology

Endearing form of *Ναυσικάστη (*Nausikástē).

From ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) +‎ κᾱ́ω (kā́ō, “burn”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nau̯.si.ká.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /naʍ.siˈka.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /naɸ.siˈka.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /naf.siˈka.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /naf.siˈka.a/

Proper noun

Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ • (Nausĭkắā) f (genitive Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱς); first declension

(Greek mythology) Nausicaa

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ; τῆς Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ hē Nausĭkắā
Genitive	τῆς Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱς tês Nausĭkắās
Dative	τῇ Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾳ tēî Nausĭkắāi
Accusative	τὴν Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱν tḕn Nausĭkắān
Vocative	Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ Nausĭkắā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ἡ Ναυσῐκᾶ; τῆς Ναυσῐκᾶς (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ναυσῐκᾶ hē Nausĭkâ
Genitive	τῆς Ναυσῐκᾶς tês Nausĭkâs
Dative	τῇ Ναυσῐκᾷ tēî Nausĭkāî
Accusative	τὴν Ναυσῐκᾶν tḕn Nausĭkân
Vocative	Ναυσῐκᾶ Nausĭkâ

Descendants

Greek: Ναυσικά (Nafsiká)

References

“Ναυσικάα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers