μηρίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μηρός (mērós, “thigh”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛː.rí.on/ → /miˈri.on/ → /miˈri.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛː.rí.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me̝ˈri.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /miˈri.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /miˈri.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈri.on/

Noun

μηρίον • (mēríon) n (genitive μηρίου); second declension

1. (anatomy) femur, thighbone

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μηρῐ́ον; τοῦ μηρῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μηρῐ́ον tò mērĭ́on	τὼ μηρῐ́ω tṑ mērĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ μηρῐ́ᾰ tằ mērĭ́ă
Genitive	τοῦ μηρῐ́ου toû mērĭ́ou	τοῖν μηρῐ́οιν toîn mērĭ́oin	τῶν μηρῐ́ων tôn mērĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ μηρῐ́ῳ tôi mērĭ́ōi	τοῖν μηρῐ́οιν toîn mērĭ́oin	τοῖς μηρῐ́οις toîs mērĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ μηρῐ́ον tò mērĭ́on	τὼ μηρῐ́ω tṑ mērĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ μηρῐ́ᾰ tằ mērĭ́ă
Vocative	μηρῐ́ον mērĭ́on	μηρῐ́ω mērĭ́ō	μηρῐ́ᾰ mērĭ́ă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.