Μεσαίωνας
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Greek
Etymology
From Katharevousa μεσαίων (mesaíon) + modern ending -ωνας, from phrase μέσος (mésos, “middle”) αἰών m (aiṓn, “century”), a calque of French Moyen Âge.[1] With capital first letter, when referring to a specific era.
Pronunciation
Noun
Μεσαίωνας • (Mesaíonas) m (uncountable)
- Middle Ages
- (figuratively) see: μεσαίωνας (mesaíonas, “Middle Ages; period of extreme backwardness”)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Μεσαίωνας (Mesaíonas) |
| genitive | Μεσαίωνα (Mesaíona) |
| accusative | Μεσαίωνα (Mesaíona) |
| vocative | Μεσαίωνα (Mesaíona) |
Derived terms
- μεσαιωνικός (mesaionikós, “medieval”, adjective)
- μεσαιωνισμός m (mesaionismós, “medievalism”)
- μεσαιωνοδίφης m (mesaionodífis, “medievalist”)
References
- ^ Μεσαίωνας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
Μεσαίωνας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
