Ἑκατομβαιών
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Ἑκατομβαιών. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Ἑκατομβαιών, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Ἑκατομβαιών in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Ἑκατομβαιών you have here. The definition of the word Ἑκατομβαιών will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofἙκατομβαιών, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Ἑκᾰτόμβαῐᾰ (Hekătómbaĭă), a festival at which hecatombs were offered.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /he.ka.tom.bai̯.ɔ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)e.ka.tom.bɛˈon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.ka.tom.bɛˈon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.ka.tom.beˈon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.ka.tom.beˈon/
Proper noun
Ἑκᾰτομβαῐών • (Hekătombaĭṓn) m (genitive Ἑκᾰτομβαῐῶνος); third declension
- Hecatombaeon: the first month of the Attic calendar, corresponding to the lunar term around July and August
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Ἑκᾰτομβαῐών ho Hekătombaĭṓn | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἑκᾰτομβαῐῶνος toû Hekătombaĭônos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἑκᾰτομβαῐῶνῐ tôi Hekătombaĭônĭ | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἑκᾰτομβαῐῶνᾰ tòn Hekătombaĭônă | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἑκᾰτομβαῐών Hekătombaĭṓn | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
| ||||||||||||
Descendants
- Greek: Εκατομβαιών (Ekatomvaión), Εκατομβαιώνας (Ekatomvaiónas)
References
- “Ἑκατομβαιών”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ἑκατομβαιών in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Ἑκατομβαιών in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)