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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mél.lon/ → /ˈmel.lon/ → /ˈme.lon/
Participle
μέλλον • (méllon)
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of μέλλων (méllōn)
Verb
μέλλον • (méllon)
- (Epic) first-person singular/third-person plural imperfect active indicative unaugmented of μέλλω (méllō)
Greek
Etymology
Originally the neuter gender of the adjective μέλλων (méllon).
Noun
μέλλον • (méllon) n (plural μέλλοντα)
- the future
Ποιος ξέρει τι μας επιφυλάσσει το μέλλον!- Poios xérei ti mas epifylássei to méllon!
- Who knows what the future holds for us!
- (by extension) a promising future
Αυτή η εφεύρεση έχει μέλλον.- Aftí i efévresi échei méllon.
- This invention has a future.
Declension
Declension of μέλλον
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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μέλλον (méllon)
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μέλλοντα (méllonta)
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| genitive
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μέλλοντος (méllontos)
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μελλόντων (mellónton)
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| accusative
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μέλλον (méllon)
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μέλλοντα (méllonta)
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| vocative
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μέλλον (méllon)
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μέλλοντα (méllonta)
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