Μέντωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *méntōr, from Proto-Indo-European *méntōr, from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μέντωρ • (Méntōr) m (genitive Μέντορος); third declension

  1. Mentor, a mythological figure
  2. a male given name

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μέντωρ; τοῦ Μέντορος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μέντωρ
ho Méntōr
Genitive τοῦ Μέντορος
toû Méntoros
Dative τῷ Μέντορῐ
tōî Méntorĭ
Accusative τὸν Μέντορᾰ
tòn Méntoră
Vocative Μέντορ
Méntor
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → French: mentor
  • → English: Mentor
  • → Greek: Μέντωρ (Méntor)

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