Μίνως

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Cretan Ancient Greek word for "king" (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?); further origin unknown. Appearing in Minoan Linear A tablets is 𐘻𐘯𐘃 (mi-nu-te), which is possibly related.^[1]

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mǐː.nɔːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nos/

Proper noun

Μῑ́νως • (Mī́nōs) m (genitive Μῑ́νωος or Μῑ́νω, variously declined); third declension, Attic declension

(Greek mythology) Minos

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μῑ́νως; τοῦ Μῑ́νωος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μῑ́νως ho Mī́nōs
Genitive	τοῦ Μῑ́νωος toû Mī́nōos
Dative	τῷ Μῑ́νῳ / Μῑ́νωῐ̈ tōî Mī́nōi / Mī́nōĭ̈
Accusative	τὸν Μῑ́νω / Μῑ́νωᾰ tòn Mī́nō / Mī́nōă
Vocative	Μῑ́νως Mī́nōs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Attic second declension of ὁ Μῑ́νως; τοῦ Μῑ́νω (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μῑ́νως ho Mī́nōs
Genitive	τοῦ Μῑ́νω toû Mī́nō
Dative	τῷ Μῑ́νῳ tōî Mī́nōi
Accusative	τὸν Μῑ́νω / Μῑ́νων tòn Mī́nō(n)
Vocative	Μῑ́νως Mī́nōs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros)
Μῑνώᾱ (Mīnṓā)
Μῑνωΐς (Mīnōḯs)
Μῑνώϊος (Mīnṓïos), Μῑνῷος (Mīnōîos)

Descendants

Greek: Μίνως (Mínos)
Latin: Mīnōs
Turkish: Minos

References

^ Hubert La Marle, Linéaire A : la première écriture syllabique de Crete, Geuthner, Paris, 4 volumes, 1997-99 (in vol. 3, ch. XIV concerns kings and meetings)

“Μίνως”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Μίνως”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“Μίνως”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Μίνως in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017

[1] Hubert La Marle, Linéaire A : la première écriture syllabique de Crete, Geuthner, Paris, 4 volumes, 1997-99 (in vol. 3, ch. XIV concerns kings and meetings)

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