Μουσεῖον

See also: μουσεῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsa, “Muse”) +‎ -εῖον (-eîon).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /muː.sêː.on/ → /muˈsi.on/ → /muˈsi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /muː.sêː.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /muˈsi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /muˈsi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /muˈsi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /muˈsi.on/

Proper noun

Μουσεῖον • (Mouseîon) n (genitive Μουσείου); second declension

1. the shrine of the Muses, the seat or haunt of the Muses
2. the Museum (a hill at Athens)
3. as the title of a book

Declension

Second declension of τὸ Μουσεῖον; τοῦ Μουσείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Μουσεῖον tò Mouseîon
Genitive	τοῦ Μουσείου toû Mouseíou
Dative	τῷ Μουσείῳ tôi Mouseíōi
Accusative	τὸ Μουσεῖον tò Mouseîon
Vocative	Μουσεῖον Mouseîon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Μουσεῖᾰ (Mouseîa)
• μουσεῖον (mouseîon)

References

• “Μουσεῖον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Μουσεῖον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers