Μελπομένη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the feminine mediopassive participle of μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μελπομένη • (Melpoménē) f (genitive Μελπομένης); first declension

  1. Melpomene, muse of singing and later of tragedy

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μελπομένη; τῆς Μελπομένης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μελπομένη
hē Melpoménē
Genitive τῆς Μελπομένης
tês Melpoménēs
Dative τῇ Μελπομένῃ
tēî Melpoménēi
Accusative τὴν Μελπομένην
tḕn Melpoménēn
Vocative Μελπομένη
Melpoménē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: Melpomene
  • → Russian: Мельпоме́на (Melʹpoména)

See also

Further reading

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