Μεσσήνη
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Found in Mycenaean Greek inscriptions (Linear B) as 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na).[1] Possibly from μέσσος (méssos) — Doric, "in between".
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mes.sɛ̌ː.nɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /mesˈse̝.ne̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.ni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.ni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /meˈsi.ni/
Proper noun
Μεσσήνη • (Messḗnē) f (genitive Μεσσήνης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Μεσσήνη hē Messḗnē | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Μεσσήνης tês Messḗnēs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Μεσσήνῃ têi Messḗnēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Μεσσήνην tḕn Messḗnēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μεσσήνη Messḗnē | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Greek: Μεσσήνη (Messíni)
- Italian: Messina; Messene
- Latin: Messana; Messene
- Polish: Mesyna
- Sicilian: Missina
References
- ^ Bennet, John (1998), "The Linear B Archives and the Kingdom of Nestor", in Davis, Jack L, Sandy Pylos: an Archaeological History from Nestor to Navarino, Austin: University of Texas Press, pp. 132–133