Smyrna
See also: smyrna
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smúrna), a variant spelling of Σμύρνη (Smúrnē), the Ionic Greek form of the original Aeolic Greek name Μύρρᾱ (Múrrhā, “Smyrna”). Doublet of Izmir.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: zmîrʹnä, IPA(key): /ˈzmɪɚnɑː/
Proper noun
Smyrna
- (chiefly historical) An ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11th century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.
- A former settlement in Kern County, California.
- A town in Kent County and New Castle County, Delaware.
- A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.
- 2020 August 28, Skylar Mitchell, “This couple memorialized the names of those lost in racial violence. They hope other communities do the same”, in CNN[1]:
- The Smyrna city government maintains Taylor Brawner Park through a partnership between its environmental department and a local organization called Keep Smyrna Beautiful that has the support of local government, businesses and residents.
- An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana, also called Creswell.
- A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A small town in Aroostook County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Otisco Township, Ionia County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
- A town and village in Chenango County, New York.
- A locality in Carteret County, North Carolina.
- A tiny town in York County and Cherokee County, South Carolina.
- A sizable town in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
Meronyms
- New Smyrna
- Old Smyrna
- Smyrna proper
Derived terms
- Calimyrna
- Smyrna fig
Translations
city
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Anagrams
Czech
Proper noun
Smyrna f (relational adjective smyrenský, demonym Smyrňan, female demonym Smyrňanka)
- Smyrna (an ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor)
Declension
Declension of Smyrna (sg-only hard feminine)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Smyrna |
| genitive | Smyrny |
| dative | Smyrně |
| accusative | Smyrnu |
| vocative | Smyrno |
| locative | Smyrně |
| instrumental | Smyrnou |
Further reading
- “Smyrna”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Smyrna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Latin
Proper noun
Smyrna f sg (genitive Smyrnae); first declension
- alternative form of Zmyrna
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Smyrna |
| genitive | Smyrnae |
| dative | Smyrnae |
| accusative | Smyrnam |
| ablative | Smyrnā |
| vocative | Smyrna |
| locative | Smyrnae |
References
- “Smyrna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Smyrna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.