Μεσσήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Found in Mycenaean Greek inscriptions (Linear B) as 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mes.sɛ̌ː.nɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mesˈse̝.ne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.ni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.ni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈsi.ni/

Proper noun

Μεσσήνη • (Messḗnē) f (genitive Μεσσήνης); first declension

Messene, Messenia, Greece
Messina, Sicily, Italy

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μεσσήνη; τῆς Μεσσήνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μεσσήνη hē Messḗnē
Genitive	τῆς Μεσσήνης tês Messḗnēs
Dative	τῇ Μεσσήνῃ têi Messḗnēi
Accusative	τὴν Μεσσήνην tḕn Messḗnēn
Vocative	Μεσσήνη Messḗnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Μεσσήνιος (Messḗnios)
Μεσσηνία (Messēnía)
Μεσσηνίς (Messēnís)

Descendants

Greek: Μεσσήνη (Messíni)
Italian: Messina; Messene
Latin: Messana; Messene
Polish: Mesyna
Sicilian: Missina

References

Bennet, John (1998), "The Linear B Archives and the Kingdom of Nestor", in Davis, Jack L, Sandy Pylos: an Archaeological History from Nestor to Navarino, Austin: University of Texas Press, pp. 132–133