Μέμφις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian



(mn-nfr, “Memphis”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μέμφῐς • (Mémphĭs) f (genitive Μέμφῐδος); third declension

  1. Memphis, mythological founder of the city of Memphis
  2. Memphis, an ancient city of Egypt

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Μέμφῐς; τῆς Μέμφῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μέμφῐς
hē Mémphĭs
Genitive τῆς Μέμφῐδος
tês Mémphĭdos
Dative τῇ Μέμφῐδῐ
tēî Mémphĭdĭ
Accusative τὴν Μέμφῐδᾰ
tḕn Mémphĭdă
Vocative Μέμφῐς
Mémphĭs
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

  • Μεμφῐ́τῐον (Memphĭ́tĭon)

Descendants

  • Greek: Μέμφις (Mémfis), Μέμφιδα (Mémfida)
  • → Latin: Memphis

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • Apollodorus 2,10
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