Δελμίνιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Δάλμιον (Dálmion)
  • Δέλμινον (Délminon)

Etymology

Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”).[1] The toponym Dalmatia has the same origin.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δελμίνῐον • (Delmínĭon) n (genitive Δελμινῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Delminium, Duvno (a city in Dalmatia, in modern Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Δελμίνῐον; τοῦ Δελμινῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ Δελμίνῐον
tò Delmínĭon
Genitive τοῦ Δελμινῐ́ου
toû Delminĭ́ou
Dative τῷ Δελμινῐ́ῳ
tōî Delminĭ́ōi
Accusative τὸ Δελμίνῐον
tò Delmínĭon
Vocative Δελμίνῐον
Delmínĭon
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: Delminium

References

  1. ^ Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. The Peoples of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 244. →ISBN.
  2. ^ Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture. History and Culture Series. Noyes Press. p. 197. →ISBN.
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