Μέντωρ
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *méntōr, from Proto-Indo-European *méntōr, from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mén.tɔːr/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmen.tor/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmen.tor/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmen.tor/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmen.dor/
Proper noun
Μέντωρ • (Méntōr) m (genitive Μέντορος); third declension
- Mentor, a mythological figure
- a male given name
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Μέντωρ ho Méntōr | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μέντορος toû Méntoros | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μέντορῐ tôi Méntori | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μέντορᾰ tòn Méntora | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μέντορ Méntor | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
Further reading
Mentor (Odyssey) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Mentor (Greek myth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
