koinè
French, noun/kɔj.nɛ/
koinè is a French feminine noun meaning “koine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grec ancien normalisé à l’époque hellénistique, commun à la Grèce puis au monde antique”.
What does koinè mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekoine
- 2
feminineKoine (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grec ancien normalisé à l’époque hellénistique, commun à la Grèce puis au monde antique. 2. Lingua franca, langue commune.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de koinè.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de koinè.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of koinè
- koinès plural
- Koinè
- koinê
- koïné
- koïnè
- koinês plural
- koïnés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce koinè?
- /kɔj.nɛ/
- \kɔj.nɛ\
- \koj.nɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to koinè
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is koinè in French?
koinè appears about once in every 42 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).