Μῆλος

See also: μηλός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Μᾶλος (Mâlos) — Doric

Etymology

Borrowed from a Pre-Greek culture in the island, so possibly a variation of Βῆλος (Bêlos).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μῆλος • (Mêlos) f (genitive Μήλου); second declension

  1. Malos or Melos or Milos, an island in the Cyclades, Greece

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Μῆλος; τῆς Μήλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μῆλος
hē Mêlos
Genitive τῆς Μήλου
tês Mḗlou
Dative τῇ Μήλῳ
tēî Mḗlōi
Accusative τὴν Μῆλον
tḕn Mêlon
Vocative Μῆλε
Mêle
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Milos
  • Greek: Μήλος (Mílos)
  • Latin: Mēlos

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017
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