Μελάγχλαινοι
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom μελάγχλαινος (melánkhlainos, “black-cloaked”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me.láŋ.kʰlai̯.noi̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /meˈlaŋ.kʰlɛ.ny/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /meˈlaŋ.xlɛ.ny/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /meˈlaŋ.xle.ny/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /meˈlaŋ.xle.ni/
Noun
editΜελᾰ́γχλαινοι • (Melánkhlainoi) m pl (genitive Μελᾰγχλαίνων); first declension
- Melanchlaeni, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus
Inflection
editCase / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | οἱ Μελᾰ́γχλαινοι hoi Melánkhlainoi | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῶν Μελᾰγχλαίνων tôn Melankhlaínōn | ||||||||||||
Dative | τοῖς Μελᾰγχλαίνοις toîs Melankhlaínois | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τοὺς Μελᾰγχλαίνους toùs Melankhlaínous | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Μελᾰ́γχλαινοι Melánkhlainoi | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
edit- → Latin: Melanchlaenī
Further reading
edit- “Μελάγχλαινοι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Μελάγχλαινοι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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