Μυρμήκειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /myr.mɛ̌ː.keː.on/ → /myrˈmi.ci.on/ → /mirˈmi.ci.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /myr.mɛ̌ː.keː.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /myrˈme̝.ki.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /myrˈmi.ci.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /myrˈmi.ci.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mirˈmi.ci.on/

Proper noun

Μῠρμήκειον • (Murmḗkeion) n (genitive Μῠρμηκείου); second declension

1. Myrmecium, Scythia, Russia

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Μῠρμήκειον; τοῦ Μῠρμηκείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Μῠρμήκειον tò Murmḗkeion
Genitive	τοῦ Μῠρμηκείου toû Murmēkeíou
Dative	τῷ Μῠρμηκείῳ tôi Murmēkeíōi
Accusative	τὸ Μῠρμήκειον tò Murmḗkeion
Vocative	Μῠρμήκειον Murmḗkeion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Myrmēcium