Μυτιλήνη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Anatolian origin. Possibly related to Hittite (Muwatalli). Compare Ancient Greek Μοτύλου (Motúlou).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μῠτῐλήνη (Mutilḗnēf (genitive Μῠτῐλήνης); first declension

  1. the city of Mytilene, in Lesbos, Greece
  2. the island, Lesbos

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
  • Latin: Mytilene
  • Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (Midilli)

Further reading

  • Μυτιλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Μυτιλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.tiˈli.ni/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Μυ‧τι‧λή‧νη

Proper noun

Μυτιλήνη (Mytilínif sg

  1. Mytilene (main town on the island of Lesbos)
  2. (figuratively) Mytilene, Lesbos (third largest island in Greece)

Declension

singular
nominative Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
genitive Μυτιλήνης (Mytilínis)
accusative Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
vocative Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)

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