μίσυ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps an adjective meaning "brilliant" borrowed from an Anatolian language; compare Hittite (mišriuant, “brilliant, shining”), from the same root of Sanskrit मिषति (miṣati, “to blink, open the eyes”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mí.sy/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.sy/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.sy/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.sy/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.si/

Noun

μίσυ • (mísu) n (genitive μίσῠος or μίσεως); third declension

copper ore found in Cyprus
truffle (Tuber aestivum), growing near Cyrene

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ μῐ́σῠ; τοῦ μῐ́σῠος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μῐ́σῠ tò mísu	τὼ μῐ́σῠε tṑ mísue	τᾰ̀ μῐ́σῠᾰ tà mísua
Genitive	τοῦ μῐ́σῠος toû mísuos	τοῖν μῐσῠ́οιν toîn misúoin	τῶν μῐσῠ́ων tôn misúōn
Dative	τῷ μῐ́σῠῐ̈ tôi mísuï	τοῖν μῐσῠ́οιν toîn misúoin	τοῖς μῐ́σῠσῐ / μῐ́σῠσῐν toîs mísusi(n)
Accusative	τὸ μῐ́σῠ tò mísu	τὼ μῐ́σῠε tṑ mísue	τᾰ̀ μῐ́σῠᾰ tà mísua
Vocative	μῐ́σῠ mísu	μῐ́σῠε mísue	μῐ́σῠᾰ mísua
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of τὸ μῐ́σῠ; τοῦ μῐ́σεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μῐ́σῠ tò mísu	τὼ μῐ́σει tṑ mísei	τᾰ̀ μῐ́ση / μῐ́σεᾰ tà mísē / mísea
Genitive	τοῦ μῐ́σεως toû míseōs	τοῖν μῐσέοιν toîn miséoin	τῶν μῐ́σεων tôn míseōn
Dative	τῷ μῐ́σει tôi mísei	τοῖν μῐσέοιν toîn miséoin	τοῖς μῐ́σεσῐ / μῐ́σεσῐν toîs mísesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ μῐ́σῠ tò mísu	τὼ μῐ́σει tṑ mísei	τᾰ̀ μῐ́ση / μῐ́σεᾰ tà mísē / mísea
Vocative	μῐ́σῠ mísu	μῐ́σει mísei	μῐ́ση / μῐ́σεᾰ mísē / mísea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

μίσυ

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