Μεταπόντιον
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μετᾰπόντῐος (metapóntios, “in the midst of the sea”) + -ον (-on).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.ta.pón.ti.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.taˈpon.ti.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.taˈpon.ti.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.taˈpon.ti.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.taˈpon.di.on/
Proper noun
Μετᾰπόντῐον • (Metapóntion) n (genitive Μετᾰποντῐ́ου); second declension
- Metapontum, Magna Graecia; Metaponto, Basilicata, Italy
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ Μετᾰπόντῐον tò Metapóntion | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μετᾰποντῐ́ου toû Metapontíou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μετᾰποντῐ́ῳ tôi Metapontíōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ Μετᾰπόντῐον tò Metapóntion | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μετᾰπόντῐον Metapóntion | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Μετᾰποντῖνος (Metapontînos)
- Μετᾰπόντῐος (Metapóntios)
Descendants
- Greek: Μεταπόντιο (Metapóntio)
- Italian: Metaponto
- Latin: Metapontum
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017