Μερόπη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέρος (méros, “lot, fate”) +‎ ὄψ (óps, “eye, face”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μερόπη • (Merópē) f (genitive Μερόπης); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Merope

Declension

First declension of ἡ Μερόπη; τῆς Μερόπης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μερόπη
hē Merópē
Genitive τῆς Μερόπης
tês Merópēs
Dative τῇ Μερόπῃ
tēî Merópēi
Accusative τὴν Μερόπην
tḕn Merópēn
Vocative Μερόπη
Merópē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Μερόπη (Merópi)
  • Latin: Merope

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈɾo.pi/
  • Hyphenation: Με‧ρό‧πη

Proper noun

Μερόπη • (Merópi) f (plural Μερόπες)

  1. a female given name
  2. (in singular)
    1. (Greek mythology) Merope, the youngest of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
    2. (Greek mythology) Merope, a daughter of Cypselus, king of Arcadia.
    3. (astronomy) The least bright star in the cluster in Taurus, known as the Pleiades.

Declension

Declension of Μερόπη
singular plural
nominative Μερόπη (Merópi) Μερόπες (Merópes)
genitive Μερόπης (Merópis) -
accusative Μερόπη (Merópi) Μερόπες (Merópes)
vocative Μερόπη (Merópi) Μερόπες (Merópes)

See also

Further reading

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