Μεσαίωνας

Greek

Etymology

From Katharevousa μεσαίων (mesaíon) + modern ending -ωνας, from phrase μέσος (mésos, “middle”) αἰών m (aiṓn, “century”), a calque of French Moyen Âge. With capital first letter, when referring to a specific era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈse.o.nas/
• Hyphenation: Με‧σαί‧ω‧νας

Noun

Μεσαίωνας • (Mesaíonas) m (uncountable)

1. Middle Ages
2. (figuratively) see: μεσαίωνας (mesaíonas, “Middle Ages; period of extreme backwardness”)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Μεσαίωνας (Mesaíonas)
genitive	Μεσαίωνα (Mesaíona)
accusative	Μεσαίωνα (Mesaíona)
vocative	Μεσαίωνα (Mesaíona)

Derived terms

• μεσαιωνικός (mesaionikós, “medieval”, adjective)
• μεσαιωνισμός m (mesaionismós, “medievalism”)
• μεσαιωνοδίφης m (mesaionodífis, “medievalist”)

 

Further reading

• Μεσαίωνας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el