Teby

See also: Téby

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.bɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɨ
  • Syllabification: Te‧by

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Thēbae, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from Ionic-Attic Θήβη (Thḗbē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /tʰēgʷā/), from Proto-Hellenic *tʰēgʷā.

Proper noun

Teby nvir

  1. (historical) Thebes (ancient Greek city in Boeotia)
  2. Thebes (a modern city in the regional unit of Boeotia, in central Greece)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Thēbae, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from Egyptian Demotic tꜣ-jpy, the second component from earlier Egyptian

O45 t
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(jpt).

Proper noun

Teby nvir

  1. (historical) Thebes (ancient Egyptian city; modern Luxor)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
  • tebański
nouns
  • tebanka
  • tebańczyk

Further reading

  • Teby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Teby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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