Μινώα
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See also: Μινῴα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Contemporary classicist coinage, derived from Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs, “Minos”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /miː.nɔ̌ː.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /miˈno.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /miˈno.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /miˈno.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /miˈno.a/
Proper noun
Μῑνώᾱ • (Mīnṓā) f (genitive Μῑνώᾱς); first declension
- Minoan civilization
Inflection
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017