Uncertain.
Traditionally explained as either formed from a nominal construction parallel to μακρός (makrós), μῆκος (mêkos) + suffix -δόν- (-dón-) which is typical for appellations, animal names and nomina actionis[1] and may be zero vocalism of -δόνος (-dónos), -δών- (-dṓn-).[2] It can also be perceived as an arrangement of μηκεδανός (mēkedanós, “long”), in its turn derivation of μῆκος (mêkos).[2] Hesychius records μακεδνή (fem) as 'long, tall'.[3]
Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek non-Indo-European origin,[4] however, de Decker and Nikolaev both reject the argument.[5]
μᾰκεδνός • (makednós) m (feminine μᾰκεδνή, neuter μᾰκεδνόν); first/second declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | μᾰκεδνός makednós |
μᾰκεδνή makednḗ |
μᾰκεδνόν makednón |
μᾰκεδνώ makednṓ |
μᾰκεδνᾱ́ makednā́ |
μᾰκεδνώ makednṓ |
μᾰκεδνοί makednoí |
μᾰκεδναί makednaí |
μᾰκεδνᾰ́ makedná | |||||
Genitive | μᾰκεδνοῦ makednoû |
μᾰκεδνῆς makednês |
μᾰκεδνοῦ makednoû |
μᾰκεδνοῖν makednoîn |
μᾰκεδναῖν makednaîn |
μᾰκεδνοῖν makednoîn |
μᾰκεδνῶν makednôn |
μᾰκεδνῶν makednôn |
μᾰκεδνῶν makednôn | |||||
Dative | μᾰκεδνῷ makednôi |
μᾰκεδνῇ makednêi |
μᾰκεδνῷ makednôi |
μᾰκεδνοῖν makednoîn |
μᾰκεδναῖν makednaîn |
μᾰκεδνοῖν makednoîn |
μᾰκεδνοῖς makednoîs |
μᾰκεδναῖς makednaîs |
μᾰκεδνοῖς makednoîs | |||||
Accusative | μᾰκεδνόν makednón |
μᾰκεδνήν makednḗn |
μᾰκεδνόν makednón |
μᾰκεδνώ makednṓ |
μᾰκεδνᾱ́ makednā́ |
μᾰκεδνώ makednṓ |
μᾰκεδνούς makednoús |
μᾰκεδνᾱ́ς makednā́s |
μᾰκεδνᾰ́ makedná | |||||
Vocative | μᾰκεδνέ makedné |
μᾰκεδνή makednḗ |
μᾰκεδνόν makednón |
μᾰκεδνώ makednṓ |
μᾰκεδνᾱ́ makednā́ |
μᾰκεδνώ makednṓ |
μᾰκεδνοί makednoí |
μᾰκεδναί makednaí |
μᾰκεδνᾰ́ makedná | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
μᾰκεδνῶς makednôs |
μᾰκεδνότερος makednóteros |
μᾰκεδνότᾰτος makednótatos | ||||||||||||
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