Ἕρμωνθις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ἕρμουθῐς (Hérmouthĭs)

Etymology

From Egyptian Demotic jwnw-mnṱ, from Egyptian jwnj (“Hermonthis”) + mnṯw (“Montu”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Hermonthis of Montu’.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hér.mɔːn.tʰis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)er.mon.tʰis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mon.θis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mon.θis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mon.θis/

Proper noun

Ἕρμωνθῐς • (Hérmōnthĭs) f (genitive Ἑρμώνθεως); third declension

Hermonthis, Lower Egypt, Egypt^[1]

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ἕρμωνθῐς; τῆς Ἑρμώνθεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἕρμωνθῐς hē Hérmōnthĭs
Genitive	τῆς Ἑρμώνθεως tês Hermṓntheōs
Dative	τῇ Ἑρμώνθει tēî Hermṓnthei
Accusative	τὴν Ἕρμωνθῐν tḕn Hérmōnthĭn
Vocative	Ἕρμωνθῐ Hérmōnthĭ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ἕρμωνθῑ́της (Hérmōnthī́tēs)

Descendants

→ Latin: Hermōnthis

References

^ Geography (Ptolemy), 4.5.70.

[1] Geography (Ptolemy), 4.5.70.

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