Μένιππος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μένος (ménos, “strength”) + ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mé.nip.pos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈme.nip.pos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈme.nip.pos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈme.nip.pos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈme.ni.pos/
Proper noun
Μένῐππος • (Ménippos) m (genitive Μενῐ́ππου); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Menippus
- a Cynic satirist from Gadara of the 3rd century BCE
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Μένῐππος ho Ménippos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μενῐ́ππου toû Meníppou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μενῐ́ππῳ tôi Meníppōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μένῐππον tòn Ménippon | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μένῐππε Ménippe | ||||||||||||
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Related terms
- Μενίππη (Meníppē)