Ἑκατομβαιών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἑκᾰτόμβαῐᾰ (Hekătómbaĭă), a festival at which hecatombs were offered.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἑκᾰτομβαῐών • (Hekătombaĭṓnm (genitive Ἑκᾰτομβαῐῶνος); third declension

  1. Hecatombaeon: the first month of the Attic calendar, corresponding to the lunar term around July and August

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Εκατομβαιών (Ekatomvaión), Εκατομβαιώνας (Ekatomvaiónas)

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