μηνιγγοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane, meninx”) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛː.niŋ.ɡo.pʰý.laks/ → /mi.niŋ.ɡoˈɸy.laks/ → /mi.niŋ.ɡoˈfi.laks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛː.niŋ.ɡo.pʰý.laks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me̝.niŋ.ɡoˈpʰy.laks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.niŋ.ɡoˈɸy.laks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.niŋ.ɡoˈfy.laks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.niŋ.ɡoˈfi.laks/

Noun

μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ • (mēnĭngophŭ́lăx) m (genitive μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

1. metallic protector to prevent injuries to the meninx in operations on the skull

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ; τοῦ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ ho mēnĭngophŭ́lăx	τὼ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ mēnĭngophŭ́lăke	οἱ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκες hoi mēnĭngophŭ́lăkes
Genitive	τοῦ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκος toû mēnĭngophŭ́lăkos	τοῖν μηνῐγγοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn mēnĭngophŭlắkoin	τῶν μηνῐγγοφῠλᾰ́κων tôn mēnĭngophŭlắkōn
Dative	τῷ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκῐ tôi mēnĭngophŭ́lăkĭ	τοῖν μηνῐγγοφῠλᾰ́κοιν toîn mēnĭngophŭlắkoin	τοῖς μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξῐ / μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξῐν toîs mēnĭngophŭ́lăxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ tòn mēnĭngophŭ́lăkă	τὼ μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκε tṑ mēnĭngophŭ́lăke	τοὺς μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς toùs mēnĭngophŭ́lăkăs
Vocative	μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰξ mēnĭngophŭ́lăx	μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκε mēnĭngophŭ́lăke	μηνῐγγοφῠ́λᾰκες mēnĭngophŭ́lăkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μηνιγγοφύλαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• μηνιγγοφύλαξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette