"koine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔɪniː/, /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-koine.wav Forms: koines [plural], koinai [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|κοινή}} Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|koinai}} koine (plural koines or koinai)
  1. A regional language that becomes standard over time. Translations (regional language that becomes standard): koinesprog [neuter] (Danish), koine (Danish), Koine [feminine] (German), koinéspråk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), koinéspråk [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), koine [neuter] (Polish), koiné [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-koine-en-noun-cvcAn7iz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 45 4 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 4 21 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'regional language that becomes standard': 92 8
  2. A lingua franca. Synonyms: interlanguage Translations (lingua franca): koiné [feminine] (Catalan), koinesprog [neuter] (Danish), koine (Danish), koinéspråk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), koinéspråk [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-koine-en-noun-CEw6QwpX Disambiguation of 'lingua franca': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: koiné, coene Derived forms: koinëisation [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Related terms: Koine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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