μήτρως

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”). Compare πάτρως (pátrōs, “paternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̌ː.trɔːs/ → /ˈmi.tros/ → /ˈmi.tros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛ̌ː.trɔːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme̝.tros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tros/

Noun

μήτρως • (mḗtrōs) m (genitive μήτρω or μήτρωος, variously declined); second declension, third declension

1. maternal uncle

Inflection

Attic second declension of ὁ μήτρως; τοῦ μήτρω (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μήτρως ho mḗtrōs	τὼ μήτρω tṑ mḗtrō	οἱ μήτρῳ hoi mḗtrōi
Genitive	τοῦ μήτρω toû mḗtrō	τοῖν μήτρῳν toîn mḗtrōin	τῶν μήτρων tôn mḗtrōn
Dative	τῷ μήτρῳ tôi mḗtrōi	τοῖν μήτρῳν toîn mḗtrōin	τοῖς μήτρῳς toîs mḗtrōis
Accusative	τὸν μήτρω / μήτρων tòn mḗtrō(n)	τὼ μήτρω tṑ mḗtrō	τοὺς μήτρως toùs mḗtrōs
Vocative	μήτρως mḗtrōs	μήτρω mḗtrō	μήτρῳ mḗtrōi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ μήτρως; τοῦ μήτρωος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μήτρως ho mḗtrōs	τὼ μήτρωε tṑ mḗtrōe	οἱ μήτρωες hoi mḗtrōes
Genitive	τοῦ μήτρωος toû mḗtrōos	τοῖν μητρώοιν toîn mētrṓoin	τῶν μητρώων tôn mētrṓōn
Dative	τῷ μήτρῳ tôi mḗtrōi	τοῖν μητρώοιν toîn mētrṓoin	τοῖς μήτρωσῐ / μήτρωσῐν toîs mḗtrōsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν μήτρω / μήτρωᾰ tòn mḗtrō / mḗtrōa	τὼ μήτρωε tṑ mḗtrōe	τοὺς μήτρωᾰς toùs mḗtrōas
Vocative	μήτρως mḗtrōs	μήτρωε mḗtrōe	μήτρωες mḗtrōes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.