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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μέρος (méros, “lot, fate”) + ὄψ (óps, “eye, face”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ró.pɛː/ → /meˈro.pi/ → /meˈro.pi/
Proper noun
Μερόπη • (Merópē) f (genitive Μερόπης); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Merope
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈɾo.pi/
- Hyphenation: Με‧ρό‧πη
Proper noun
Μερόπη • (Merópi) f (plural Μερόπες)
- a female given name
- (in singular)
- (Greek mythology) Merope, the youngest of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
- (Greek mythology) Merope, a daughter of Cypselus, king of Arcadia.
- (astronomy) The least bright star in the cluster in Taurus, known as the Pleiades.
Declension
Declension of Μερόπη
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Μερόπη (Merópi)
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Μερόπες (Merópes)
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genitive
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Μερόπης (Merópis)
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accusative
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Μερόπη (Merópi)
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Μερόπες (Merópes)
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vocative
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Μερόπη (Merópi)
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Μερόπες (Merópes)
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See also
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