koiné

koiné (plural koinés)

1. Alternative spelling of koine

• Kenio-, eikon, enoki

koiné f (plural koinés)

1. koine (a lingua franca)

koiné f (uncountable)

1. Koine (language)

• grec koiné m

• koine

koiné f or m (plural koinés)

1. (linguistics) koine (regional language that becomes standard over time)
2. (uncountable) Koine (the common Greek language during late antiquity)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”).

• IPA^(key): /koiˈne/ [koi̯ˈne]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: koi‧né

koiné f (plural koinés)

1. koine (form of language resulting from dialect-levelling)
2. Koine (variety of the Greek language used in the Hellenistic period)

• “koiné”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014