μηνιγγοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane, meninx”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ • (mēnĭngophŭ́lăx) m (genitive μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. metallic protector to prevent injuries to the meninx in operations on the skull

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ
ho mēnĭngophŭ́lăx 		τὼ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ mēnĭngophŭ́lăke 		οἱ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκες
hoi mēnĭngophŭ́lăkes
Genitive τοῦ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκος
toû mēnĭngophŭ́lăkos 		τοῖν μηνῐγγοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn mēnĭngophŭlắkoin 		τῶν μηνῐγγοφῠλᾰ́κων
tôn mēnĭngophŭlắkōn
Dative τῷ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκῐ
tōî mēnĭngophŭ́lăkĭ 		τοῖν μηνῐγγοφῠλᾰ́κοιν
toîn mēnĭngophŭlắkoin 		τοῖς μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξῐν
toîs mēnĭngophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ
tòn mēnĭngophŭ́lăkă 		τὼ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκε
tṑ mēnĭngophŭ́lăke 		τοὺς μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς
toùs mēnĭngophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ
mēnĭngophŭ́lăx 		μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκε
mēnĭngophŭ́lăke 		μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκες
mēnĭngophŭ́lăkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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