Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἱστορίη ‎(historíē) (Ionic)

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /istoría/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /istoría/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /istoɾía/

Noun

ἱστορίᾱ • ‎(historíā) f ‎(genitive ἱστορίας); first declension

1. inquiry, examination, systematic observation, science
2. body of knowledge obtained by systematic inquiry
3. written account of such inquiries, narrative, history

Inflection

Derived terms

• (adj.): ἱστορικός ‎(historikós)

Descendants

• Greek: ιστορία ‎(istoría)
• Latin: historia
• Russian: история f ‎(istórija)

References

• ἱστορία in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἱστορία in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «ἱστορία» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

1. ↑ Philippa, M.; Debrabandere, F.; Quak, A.; Schoonheim, T.; Van der Sijs, N. (2003–2009), “historie”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Greek

Noun

ἱστορία • ‎(ἱstoría) f

1. Katharevousa form of ιστορία ‎(istoría)