Μεναί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Μέναινον (Ménainon)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.nǎi̯/ → /meˈnɛ/ → /meˈne/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.nǎi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /meˈnɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /meˈnɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /meˈne/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈne/

Proper noun

Μεναί • (Menaí) f pl (genitive Μενῶν); first declension

1. Menae; Mineo, Italy

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Μεναί; τῶν Μενῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Μεναί hai Menaí
Genitive	τῶν Μενῶν tôn Menôn
Dative	ταῖς Μεναῖς taîs Menaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Μενᾱ́ς tā̀s Menā́s
Vocative	Μεναί Menaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Menae