Μαικήνας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Latin Maecēnās.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mai̯.kɛ̌ː.naːs/ → /mɛˈci.nas/ → /meˈci.nas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mai̯.kɛ̌ː.naːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mɛˈke̝.nas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mɛˈci.nas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /meˈci.nas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈci.nas/

Proper noun

Μαικήνᾱς • (Maikḗnās) m (genitive Μαικήνᾱ); first declension

1. Maecenas

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Μαικήνᾱς; τοῦ Μαικήνᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μαικήνᾱς ho Maikḗnās
Genitive	τοῦ Μαικήνᾱ toû Maikḗnā
Dative	τῷ Μαικήνᾳ tôi Maikḗnāi
Accusative	τὸν Μαικήνᾱν tòn Maikḗnān
Vocative	Μαικήνᾱ Maikḗnā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Μαικήνας (Maikínas)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016