Talk:Θῖνα

Absence of accent
, I find this form [the page was originally titled Θιν] very unlikely, especially given the absence of accentuation and LlywelynII's past additions to classical languages. Thoughts? — JohnC5 05:31, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The original text is at Περίπλους της Ερυθράς Θαλάσσης and 65. The nominative of this name isn't attested; all we have is the genitive and the accusative, as well as  which is a different (though related) name. In his translation,  gives the English name as "This", so I guess he deduces the nominative , but I don't see any reason it couldn't be . The circumflex in the accusative leads me to believe the nominative would have to have a circumflex as well, regardless of the final consonant. We could move the entry to , I suppose, since it's the attested form, and leave a usage note saying the nominative is unknown but could theoretically have been  or . (Pinging  as well since his name was misspelled in your original ping.) —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 09:42, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the research and for noticing my typo. The choice between or  as nominative does not seem solvable. I'd just make an accusative only entry, maybe? — JohnC5 09:52, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I've moved it now. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 10:23, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * As for the accentuation of the nominative, there is an unrelated common noun with accusative  and genitive, so I guess the nominative could have had acute accentuation after all. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 10:28, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Got it. It looks good to me now. --Barytonesis (talk) 10:36, 29 September 2017 (UTC)