μειράκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεῖραξ (meîrax, “young lady, young woman, maiden”) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μειράκιον • (meirákion) n (genitive μειρᾰκίου); second declension

  1. lad, stripling, young man, youngster, teenager (range of approximately ages 12-16 or 14-20, depending on locational and temporal contexts)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μειρᾰ́κῐον; τοῦ μειρᾰκῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μειρᾰ́κῐον
tò meirắkĭon 		τὼ μειρᾰκῐ́ω
tṑ meirăkĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ μειρᾰ́κῐᾰ
tằ meirắkĭă
Genitive τοῦ μειρᾰκῐ́ου
toû meirăkĭ́ou 		τοῖν μειρᾰκῐ́οιν
toîn meirăkĭ́oin 		τῶν μειρᾰκῐ́ων
tôn meirăkĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ μειρᾰκῐ́ῳ
tōî meirăkĭ́ōi 		τοῖν μειρᾰκῐ́οιν
toîn meirăkĭ́oin 		τοῖς μειρᾰκῐ́οις
toîs meirăkĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ μειρᾰ́κῐον
tò meirắkĭon 		τὼ μειρᾰκῐ́ω
tṑ meirăkĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ μειρᾰ́κῐᾰ
tằ meirắkĭă
Vocative μειρᾰ́κῐον
meirắkĭon 		μειρᾰκῐ́ω
meirăkĭ́ō 		μειρᾰ́κῐᾰ
meirắkĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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