Μέντωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *méntōr, from Proto-Indo-European *méntōr, from *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mén.tɔːr/ → /ˈmen.tor/ → /ˈmen.dor/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mén.tɔːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.tor/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.tor/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.tor/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.dor/

Proper noun

Μέντωρ • (Méntōr) m (genitive Μέντορος); third declension

1. Mentor, a mythological figure
2. a male given name

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μέντωρ; τοῦ Μέντορος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μέντωρ ho Méntōr
Genitive	τοῦ Μέντορος toû Méntoros
Dative	τῷ Μέντορῐ tôi Méntori
Accusative	τὸν Μέντορᾰ tòn Méntora
Vocative	Μέντορ Méntor
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → French: mentor
  • → Greek: μέντορας (méntoras)
  • → English: mentor
• → English: Mentor
• → Greek: Μέντωρ (Méntor)

Further reading

• Mentor (Odyssey) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mentor (Greek myth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia