μέλαν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter substantive of μέλᾱς (mélās, “black”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέλᾰν • (mélăn) n (genitive μέλᾰνος); second declension

  1. ink

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ μέλᾰν; τοῦ μέλᾰνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μέλᾰν
tò mélăn 		τὼ μέλᾰνε
tṑ mélăne 		τᾰ̀ μέλᾰνᾰ
tằ mélănă
Genitive τοῦ μέλᾰνος
toû mélănos 		τοῖν μελᾰ́νοιν
toîn melắnoin 		τῶν μελᾰ́νων
tôn melắnōn
Dative τῷ μέλᾰνῐ
tōî mélănĭ 		τοῖν μελᾰ́νοιν
toîn melắnoin 		τοῖς μέλᾰσῐ / μέλᾰσῐν
toîs mélăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ μέλᾰν
tò mélăn 		τὼ μέλᾰνε
tṑ mélăne 		τᾰ̀ μέλᾰνᾰ
tằ mélănă
Vocative μέλᾰν
mélăn 		μέλᾰνε
mélăne 		μέλᾰνᾰ
mélănă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

μέλᾰν • (mélăn)

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of μέλᾱς (mélās)

References

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