Μυρμιδών
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Folk etymology in Ovid's time derived the tribe's name from μυρμηδών (murmēdṓn, “ant-nest”), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /myr.mi.dɔ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /myr.miˈdon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /myr.miˈðon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /myr.miˈðon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /mir.miˈðon/
Noun
Μυρμῐδών • (Murmidṓn) m (genitive Μυρμῐδόνος); third declension
- a Myrmidon; one of a mythical tribe of warriors led by Achilles in the Trojan War
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Μυρμῐδών ho Murmidṓn |
τὼ Μυρμῐδόνε tṑ Murmidóne |
οἱ Μυρμῐδόνες hoi Murmidónes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μυρμῐδόνος toû Murmidónos |
τοῖν Μυρμῐδόνοιν toîn Murmidónoin |
τῶν Μυρμῐδόνων tôn Murmidónōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μυρμῐδόνῐ tôi Murmidóni |
τοῖν Μυρμῐδόνοιν toîn Murmidónoin |
τοῖς Μυρμῐδόσῐ / Μυρμῐδόσῐν toîs Murmidósi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μυρμῐδόνᾰ tòn Murmidóna |
τὼ Μυρμῐδόνε tṑ Murmidóne |
τοὺς Μυρμῐδόνᾰς toùs Murmidónas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μυρμῐδών Murmidṓn |
Μυρμῐδόνε Murmidóne |
Μυρμῐδόνες Murmidónes | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Μυρμῐδών Murmidṓn |
Μυρμῐδόνε Murmidóne |
Μυρμῐδόνες Murmidónes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | Μυρμῐδόνος Murmidónos |
Μυρμῐδόνοιῐν Murmidónoiin |
Μυρμῐδόνων Murmidónōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | Μυρμῐδόνῐ Murmidóni |
Μυρμῐδόνοιῐν Murmidónoiin |
Μυρμῐδόσῐ / Μυρμῐδόσῐν / Μυρμῐδόνεσσῐ / Μυρμῐδόνεσσῐν / Μυρμῐδόνεσῐ / Μυρμῐδόνεσῐν Murmidósi(n) / Murmidónessi(n) / Murmidónesi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | Μυρμῐδόνᾰ Murmidóna |
Μυρμῐδόνε Murmidóne |
Μυρμῐδόνᾰς Murmidónas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μυρμῐδών Murmidṓn |
Μυρμῐδόνε Murmidóne |
Μυρμῐδόνες Murmidónes | ||||||||||
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Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017