Μαϊμωνίδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַיְמוֹן‎ (maymōn) or Arabic مَيْمُون‎ (maymūn) + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). The patronymic represents a translation of the Hebrew בֶּן‎ (ben, “son of”) or Arabic اِبْن‎ (ibn, “son of”).

Pronunciation

(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.i.moˈni.ðis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.i.moˈni.ðis/

Proper noun

Μαϊμωνίδης • (Maïmōnídēs) m (genitive Μαϊμωνίδου); first declension

The Ancient Greek form of the surname of the medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher Maimonides

Declension

First declension of ὁ Μαϊμωνίδης; τοῦ Μαϊμωνίδου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Μαϊμωνίδης ho Maïmōnídēs	τὼ Μαϊμωνίδᾱ tṑ Maïmōnídā	οἱ Μαϊμωνίδαι hoi Maïmōnídai
Genitive	τοῦ Μαϊμωνίδου toû Maïmōnídou	τοῖν Μαϊμωνίδαιν toîn Maïmōnídain	τῶν Μαϊμωνιδῶν tôn Maïmōnidôn
Dative	τῷ Μαϊμωνίδῃ tôi Maïmōnídēi	τοῖν Μαϊμωνίδαιν toîn Maïmōnídain	τοῖς Μαϊμωνίδαις toîs Maïmōnídais
Accusative	τὸν Μαϊμωνίδην tòn Maïmōnídēn	τὼ Μαϊμωνίδᾱ tṑ Maïmōnídā	τοὺς Μαϊμωνίδᾱς toùs Maïmōnídās
Vocative	Μαϊμωνίδη Maïmōnídē	Μαϊμωνίδᾱ Maïmōnídā	Μαϊμωνίδαι Maïmōnídai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: Maimōnidēs
- English: Maimonides