μεσόλαβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεσο- (meso-, in the middle) +‎ λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take, grasp”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μεσόλᾰβος • (mesólăbos) m (genitive μεσολᾰ́βου); second declension

  1. mesolabe, a mathematical instrument used for finding mean proportional lines

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ μεσόλᾰβος; τοῦ μεσολᾰ́βου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μεσόλᾰβος
ho mesólăbos 		τὼ μεσολᾰ́βω
tṑ mesolắbō 		οἱ μεσόλᾰβοι
hoi mesólăboi
Genitive τοῦ μεσολᾰ́βου
toû mesolắbou 		τοῖν μεσολᾰ́βοιν
toîn mesolắboin 		τῶν μεσολᾰ́βων
tôn mesolắbōn
Dative τῷ μεσολᾰ́βῳ
tōî mesolắbōi 		τοῖν μεσολᾰ́βοιν
toîn mesolắboin 		τοῖς μεσολᾰ́βοις
toîs mesolắbois
Accusative τὸν μεσόλᾰβον
tòn mesólăbon 		τὼ μεσολᾰ́βω
tṑ mesolắbō 		τοὺς μεσολᾰ́βους
toùs mesolắbous
Vocative μεσόλᾰβε
mesólăbe 		μεσολᾰ́βω
mesolắbō 		μεσόλᾰβοι
mesólăboi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: mesolabium

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