Μενοικεύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μένος (ménos, “strength”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.noi̯.kěu̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.nyˈkeʍs/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.nyˈceɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.nyˈcefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.niˈcefs/
Proper noun
Μενοικεύς • (Menoikeús) m (genitive Μενοικέως); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Menoeceus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Μενοικεύς ho Menoikeús | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μενοικέως toû Menoikéōs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μενοικεῖ tōî Menoikeî | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μενοικέᾱ tòn Menoikéā | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μενοικεῦ Menoikeû | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Μενοικεύς (Menoikéfs)
- → Latin: Menoeceus
- → French: Ménécée
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017
- Μενοικεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette