μελύγιον
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Connected with μέλι (méli, “honey”), but this is likely a folk etymology if the word is indeed from Scythian.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.lý.ɡi.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /meˈly.ɡi.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /meˈly.ʝi.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /meˈly.ʝi.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /meˈli.ʝi.on/
Noun
[edit]μελύγιον • (melúgion) n (genitive —); second declension
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek 4-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms
- Ancient Greek neuter nouns
- Ancient Greek second-declension nouns
- Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension
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