Ἀμνισός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἀμνισσός (Amnissós)

Etymology

Unknown. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀖𐀛𐀰 (a-mi-ni-so).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /am.niː.sós/ → /am.niˈsos/ → /am.niˈsos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.niː.sós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.niˈsos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.niˈsos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.niˈsos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.niˈsos/

Proper noun

Ἀμνῑσός • (Amnīsós) m (genitive Ἀμνῑσοῦ); second declension

1. Amnisus, Crete, Greece

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἀμνῑσός; τοῦ Ἀμνῑσοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀμνῑσός ho Amnīsós
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀμνῑσοῦ toû Amnīsoû
Dative	τῷ Ἀμνῑσῷ tôi Amnīsôi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀμνῑσόν tòn Amnīsón
Vocative	Ἀμνῑσέ Amnīsé
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀμνίσιος (Amnísios)

Descendants

• → Latin: Amnīsus

References

• Ἀμνισός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)