μέδιμνος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure) and cognate with Ancient Greek μέδομαι (médomai, to provide for), Latin modus (measure; manner) and Proto-Germanic *mētō (measure). According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek because of the presence of the cluster "-μν-".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέδιμνος (médimnosm (genitive μεδίμνου); second declension

  1. corn measure, bushel
  2. (in Magna Graecia) pipe of a fountain

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Descendants

  • English: medimnus
  • Gandhari: 𐨨𐨁𐨫𐨁𐨨 (milima)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مادمنون (mademnun)

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