Βῆσσα in Ancient Greek

IPA: /bɛ̂ːs.sa/, /ˈβis.sa/, /ˈvi.sa/, /bɛ̂ːs.sa/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbe̝s.sa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβis.sa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvis.sa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvi.sa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From βῆσσα (bêssa, “glen, narrow valley”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Βήσσης|f|first|head=Βῆσσᾰ}} Βῆσσᾰ • (Bêssă) f (genitive Βήσσης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Βῆσσᾰ|ης|form=S}} Forms: Βῆσσᾰ [canonical], Bêssă [romanization], Βήσσης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Βῆσσᾰ [nominative, singular], τῆς Βήσσης [genitive, singular], τῇ Βήσσῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Βῆσσᾰν [accusative, singular], Βῆσσᾰ [singular, vocative]

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈβis.sa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sa/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβis.sa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/bɛ̂ːs.sa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbe̝s.sa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈvis.sa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sa/",
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      "word": "Βῆσα"
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"Βῆσσα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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