Μυτιλήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Anatolian origin. Possibly related to Hittite [script needed] (Muwatalli). Compare Ancient Greek Μοτύλου (Motúlou).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μῠτῐλήνη • (Mŭtĭlḗnē) f (genitive Μῠτῐλήνης); first declension

  1. the city of Mytilene, in Lesbos, Greece
  2. the island, Lesbos

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μῠτῐλήνη; τῆς Μῠτῐλήνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μῠτῐλήνη
hē Mŭtĭlḗnē
Genitive τῆς Μῠτῐλήνης
tês Mŭtĭlḗnēs
Dative τῇ Μῠτῐλήνῃ
tēî Mŭtĭlḗnēi
Accusative τὴν Μῠτῐλήνην
tḕn Mŭtĭlḗnēn
Vocative Μῠτῐλήνη
Mŭtĭlḗnē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
  • Latin: Mytilene
  • Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (midilli)
    • Turkish: Midilli

Further reading

  • “Μυτιλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Μυτιλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.tiˈli.ni/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Μυ‧τι‧λή‧νη

Proper noun

Μυτιλήνη • (Mytilíni) f sg

  1. Mytilene (main town on the island of Lesbos)
  2. (figuratively) Mytilene, Lesbos (third largest island in Greece)

Declension

Declension of Μυτιλήνη
singular
nominative Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
genitive Μυτιλήνης (Mytilínis)
accusative Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
vocative Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)

Synonyms

  • Μυτιληναία f (Mytilinaía, “female from Mytilene”)
  • μυτιληναίικος (mytilinaíikos, adjective)
  • Μυτιληναίος m (Mytilinaíos, “male from Mytilene”), also male surname, feminine: Μυτιληναίου (Mytilinaíou)
  • Μυτιληνιά f (Mytiliniá, “female from Mytilene”)
  • Μυτιληνιός m (Mytiliniós, “male from Mytilene”)
  • μυτιληνιός (mytiliniós, adjective)

Further reading

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