Koine en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔɪniː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɔɪˌni/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kɔɪˈneɪ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɔɪˌneɪ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοινή (Koinḗ), from ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος (hē koinḕ diálektos, “the common dialect”), from κοινός (koinós, “shared, common, public, general, ordinary, usual”). Doublet of koinon.
Meanings
- The “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coene | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Koiné | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Classical Greek (other Greek languages) · Katharevousa (other Greek languages) · Modern Greek (other Greek languages) · Demotic Greek (other Greek languages) · Ancient Greek (other Greek languages)
Synonyms
Hellenistic Greek · Hellenistic Koine · Koine Greek
Translations (34)
es koiné (common Greek language) · pt koiné (common Greek language) · ru койне́ (common Greek language) · nl Koinè (common Greek language) · it coinè (common Greek language) · hi कोइने (common Greek language) · et koinee (common Greek language) · hu koiné (common Greek language) · pt coiné (common Greek language) · de Koine (common Greek language) · ko 코이네 그리스어 (common Greek language) · ko 공통 그리스어 (common Greek language) · fi koinee (common Greek language) · it koinè (common Greek language) · nb koiné (common Greek language) · ca koiné (common Greek language) · el Ελληνιστική Κοινή (common Greek language) · sh коине̑ (common Greek language) · fr koinè (common Greek language) · pt koine (common Greek language) · ro koine (common Greek language) · ja コイネー (common Greek language) · ca grec koiné (common Greek language) · hy կոյնե (common Greek language) · pl koine (common Greek language) · da koine (common Greek language) · grc Κοινή (common Greek language) · cs koiné (common Greek language) · nn koiné (common Greek language) · fa یونانی کوینه (common Greek language) · sv koine (common Greek language) · es coiné (common Greek language) · eo kojneo (common Greek language) · sh koinȇ (common Greek language)