Μεγασθένης
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From μέγας (mégas, “great”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) + -ης (-ēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.ɡas.tʰé.nɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me.ɡasˈtʰe.ne̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me.ɣasˈθe.nis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me.ɣasˈθe.nis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me.ɣasˈθe.nis/
Proper noun edit
Μεγᾰσθένης • (Megasthénēs) m (genitive Μεγᾰσθένους); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Megasthenes
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Μεγᾰσθένης ho Megasthénēs | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Μεγᾰσθένους toû Megasthénous | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Μεγᾰσθένει tôi Megasthénei | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Μεγᾰσθένη tòn Megasthénē | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Μεγᾰ́σθενες Megásthenes | ||||||||||||
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Descendants edit
- → Latin: Megasthenēs