Μῆνιγξ

Μῆνιγξ

See also: μῆνιγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̂ː.niŋks/ → /ˈmi.niŋks/ → /ˈmi.niŋks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛ̂ː.niŋks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme̝.niŋks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.niŋks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.niŋks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.niŋks/

Noun

Μῆνῐγξ • (Mêninx) f (genitive Μήνῐγγος); third declension

1. Meninx; Djerba, Tunisia

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Μῆνῐγξ; τῆς Μήνῐγγος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μῆνῐγξ hē Mêninx
Genitive	τῆς Μήνῐγγος tês Mḗningos
Dative	τῇ Μήνῐγγῐ têi Mḗningi
Accusative	τὴν Μήνῐγγᾰ tḕn Mḗninga
Vocative	Μῆνῐγξ Mêninx
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Mēninx

Further reading

• Μῆνιγξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette