Δελμίνιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δάλμιον (Dálmion)
• Δέλμινον (Délminon)

Etymology

Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”). The toponym Dalmatia has the same origin.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ðelˈmi.ni.on/ → /ðelˈmi.ni.on/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /delˈmi.ni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈmi.ni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈmi.ni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðelˈmi.ni.on/

Proper noun

Δελμίνῐον • (Delmínion) n (genitive Δελμινῐ́ου); second declension

1. Delminium, Duvno (a city in Dalmatia, in modern Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Δελμίνῐον; τοῦ Δελμινῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Δελμίνῐον tò Delmínion
Genitive	τοῦ Δελμινῐ́ου toû Delminíou
Dative	τῷ Δελμινῐ́ῳ tôi Delminíōi
Accusative	τὸ Δελμίνῐον tò Delmínion
Vocative	Δελμίνῐον Delmínion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Delminium

References

• Δελμίνιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)