Μηδία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μῆδος (Mêdos, “Mede”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μηδῐ́ᾱ • (Mēdĭ́ā) f (genitive Μηδῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
  2. Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μηδῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Μηδῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μηδῐ́ᾱ
hē Mēdĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς Μηδῐ́ᾱς
tês Mēdĭ́ās
Dative τῇ Μηδῐ́ᾳ
tēî Mēdĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν Μηδῐ́ᾱν
tḕn Mēdĭ́ān
Vocative Μηδῐ́ᾱ
Mēdĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Μηδία (Midía)
  • → Latin: Mēdia

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016
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