Ἀργῷος Λιμήν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λῐμὴν Ἀργῷος (Limḕn Argôios)

Etymology

Named for the circumstance that the Argonauts were believed to have touched there on their return voyage, while sailing in quest of Circe.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡɔ̂ːi̯.os li.mɛ̌ːn/ → /arˈɣo.os liˈmin/ → /arˈɣo.os liˈmin/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡɔ̂ːi̯.os li.mɛ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈɡo.os liˈme̝n/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈɣo.os liˈmin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈɣo.os liˈmin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈɣo.os liˈmin/

Proper noun

Ἀργῷος Λῐμήν • (Argôios Limḗn) m (genitive Ἀργῴου Λῐμένος); third declension

1. A harbour town on the northern coast of Elba, now Portoferraio, Italy
   • Timae 85
   • 300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 4.658
   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 5.2.6

Declension

Irregular declension of ὁ Ἀργῷος Λῐμήν; τοῦ Ἀργῴου Λῐμένος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀργῷος Λῐμήν ho Argôios Limḗn
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀργῴου Λῐμένος toû Argṓiou Liménos
Dative	τῷ Ἀργῴῳ Λῐμένῐ tôi Argṓiōi Liméni
Accusative	τὸν Ἀργῷον Λῐμένᾰ tòn Argôion Liména
Vocative	—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• Ἀργῷος 2 in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)