Ναχμανίδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נַחְמָן (nakhmán) + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). The patronymic represents a translation of the Hebrew בֶּן (ben, “son of”).

Pronunciation

(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nax.maˈni.ðis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nax.maˈni.ðis/

Proper noun

Ναχμανίδης • (Nakhmanídēs) m (genitive Ναχμανίδου); first declension

The Ancient Greek form of the surname of the medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher Nachmanides

Declension

First declension of ὁ Ναχμανίδης; τοῦ Ναχμανίδου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ναχμανίδης ho Nakhmanídēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ναχμανίδου toû Nakhmanídou
Dative	τῷ Ναχμανίδῃ tōî Nakhmanídēi
Accusative	τὸν Ναχμανίδην tòn Nakhmanídēn
Vocative	Ναχμανίδη Nakhmanídē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

English: Nahmanides, Nachmanides
Russian: Нахмани́д (Naxmaníd)
Spanish: Nahmánides