Ἐπαμεινώνδας
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐπί (epí) + ἀμείνων (ameínōn) + -ίδᾱς (-ídās).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pa.meː.nɔ̌ːn.daːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.pa.miˈnon.das/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.pa.miˈnon.das/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.pa.miˈnon.das/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.pa.miˈnon.das/
Proper noun
Ἐπαμεινώνδᾱς • (Epameinṓndās) m (genitive Ἐπαμεινώνδου); first declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Epaminondas
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ἐπαμεινώνδᾱς ho Epameinṓndās | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἐπαμεινώνδου toû Epameinṓndou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἐπαμεινώνδᾳ tôi Epameinṓndāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἐπαμεινώνδᾱν tòn Epameinṓndān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἐπαμεινώνδᾱ Epameinṓndā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Επαμεινώνδας (Epameinóndas)
- → Latin: Epamīnōndās
- → Italian: Epaminonda
- → Romanian: Epaminonda
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009