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Koine¹
- /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ UK
- /ˈkɔɪniː/ UK
- /kɔɪˈneɪ/ US
- /ˈkɔɪˌneɪ/ US
- /ˈkɔɪˌni/ US
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοινή (Koinḗ), from ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος (hē koinḕ diálektos, “the common dialect”), from κοινός (koinós, “shared, common, public, general, ordinary, usual”). Doublet of koinon.
proper noun Coene · Koiné
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The “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.
Similar: Hellenistic Greek, Hellenistic Koine, Koine Greek
koine²
- /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ UK
- /ˈkɔɪniː/ UK
- /kɔɪˈneɪ/ US
- /ˈkɔɪˌneɪ/ US
- /ˈkɔɪˌni/ US
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”). Doublet of koinon.
noun koines · koinai · coene · koiné
- A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact between speakers of various interrelated dialects, typically in such a way that features shared by several dialects prevail and those of limited distribution are avoided. If a dominant language was spoken in the area of such trade routes, then this dominant language became the ‘interlanguage’, as it is called. Such an interlanguage, or koiné, is a simplified dialect with which speakers of two or more quite different dialects communicate with one another.
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A lingua franca.
Darī (q.v.) is a term long recommended by Afghan authorities to designate Afghan Persian in contrast to Iranian Persian; a written language common to all educated Afghanis, Darī must not be confused with Kābolī, the dialect of Kabul and surrounding areas that is more or less understood by eighty per
Similar: interlanguage
Translations
Every language
name common Greek language
| Español | koiné, coiné |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코이네 그리스어 Koine Geuriseueo, 공통 그리스어 gongtong Geuriseueo |
| 日本語 | コイネー Koinē |
| हिन्दी | कोइने koine |
| Português | coiné, koiné, koine |
| Français | koinè |
| Deutsch | Koine |
| Italiano | koinè, coinè |
| Ελληνικά | Ελληνιστική Κοινή Ellinistikí Koiní |
| Română | koine |
| Русский | койне́ kojné |
noun regional language that becomes standard
| Español | koiné |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 共同語 /共同语 gòng tóng yǔ |
| Português | koiné |
| Français | koinè |
| Deutsch | Koine |
noun lingua franca
| Español | koiné |
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title = {koine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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