Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”). See also Μάγος (Mágos).
μῆχος • (mêkhos) n (genitive μήχους or μήχεος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos |
τὼ μήχει tṑ mḗkhei |
τᾰ̀ μήχη tằ mḗkhē | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ μήχους toû mḗkhous |
τοῖν μηχοῖν toîn mēkhoîn |
τῶν μηχῶν tôn mēkhôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ μήχει tôi mḗkhei |
τοῖν μηχοῖν toîn mēkhoîn |
τοῖς μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν toîs mḗkhesĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos |
τὼ μήχει tṑ mḗkhei |
τᾰ̀ μήχη tằ mḗkhē | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μῆχος mêkhos |
μήχει mḗkhei |
μήχη mḗkhē | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | μῆχος mêkhos |
μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee |
μήχεᾰ mḗkheă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | μήχεος / μήχευς mḗkheos / mḗkheus |
μηχέοιν mēkhéoin |
μηχέων mēkhéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | μήχει / μήχεῐ̈ mḗkhei / mḗkheĭ̈ |
μηχέοιν mēkhéoin |
μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν mḗkhesĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | μῆχος mêkhos |
μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee |
μήχεᾰ mḗkheă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μῆχος mêkhos |
μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee |
μήχεᾰ mḗkheă | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos |
τὼ μήχει / μήχεε tṑ mḗkhei / mḗkhee |
τᾰ̀ μήχεᾰ tằ mḗkheă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ μήχεος / μήχευς toû mḗkheos / mḗkheus |
τοῖν μηχέοιν toîn mēkhéoin |
τῶν μηχέων tôn mēkhéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ μήχει / μήχεῐ̈ tôi mḗkhei / mḗkheĭ̈ |
τοῖν μηχέοιν toîn mēkhéoin |
τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν toîsĭ(n) mḗkhesĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos |
τὼ μήχει / μήχεε tṑ mḗkhei / mḗkhee |
τᾰ̀ μήχεᾰ tằ mḗkheă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μῆχος mêkhos |
μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee |
μήχεᾰ mḗkheă | ||||||||||
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