Μηδία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μῆδος (Mêdos, “Mede”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛː.dí.aː/ → /miˈði.a/ → /miˈði.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛː.dí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me̝ˈdi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /miˈði.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /miˈði.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈði.a/

Proper noun

Μηδῐ́ᾱ • (Mēdíā) f (genitive Μηδῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Media

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μηδῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Μηδῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μηδῐ́ᾱ hē Mēdíā
Genitive	τῆς Μηδῐ́ᾱς tês Mēdíās
Dative	τῇ Μηδῐ́ᾳ têi Mēdíāi
Accusative	τὴν Μηδῐ́ᾱν tḕn Mēdíān
Vocative	Μηδῐ́ᾱ Mēdíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Μηδῐκός (Mēdikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Μηδία (Midía)
• → Latin: Mēdia

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016