koiné

Meaning

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

Concepts

Koine

koine

lingua franca

Hellenistic Greek

Synonyms

lengua franca

lengua vehicular

lingua franca

Translations

koiné

koinè

Koinè

grec koiné

Lingua franca

κοινή γλώσσα

κοινή διάλεκτος

Κοινή

Ελληνιστική Κοινή

langue véhiculaire

lingua franca

lingua franca

لغة تواصل مشترك

koiné

Lingua Franca

Hyphenated as

koi‧né

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koiˈne/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: κοινή

In summary

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