Μενοικεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μένος (ménos, “strength”) +‎ οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.noi̯.kěu̯s/ → /me.nyˈceɸs/ → /me.niˈcefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.noi̯.kěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me.nyˈkews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /me.nyˈceɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /me.nyˈcefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /me.niˈcefs/

Proper noun

Μενοικεύς • (Menoikeús) m (genitive Μενοικέως); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Menoeceus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μενοικεύς; τοῦ Μενοικέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μενοικεύς ho Menoikeús
Genitive	τοῦ Μενοικέως toû Menoikéōs
Dative	τῷ Μενοικεῖ tôi Menoikeî
Accusative	τὸν Μενοικέᾱ tòn Menoikéā
Vocative	Μενοικεῦ Menoikeû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Μενοικεύς (Menoikéfs)
• → Latin: Menoeceus
  • → French: Ménécée

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017
• Μενοικεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette