Μυρσίλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely from Hittite [script needed] (Muršili, “Mursili”). Related to Old Armenian Մուշեղ (Mušeł), and its descendant in modern Armenian Մուշեղ (Mušeġ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /myr.sí.los/ → /myrˈsi.los/ → /mirˈsi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /myr.sí.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /myrˈsi.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /myrˈsi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /myrˈsi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mirˈsi.los/

Proper noun

Μυρσίλος • (Mursílos) m (genitive Μυρσίλου); second declension

1. Greek name of the Lydian king Candaules
2. tyrant of Mytilene

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Μυρσῐ́λος; τοῦ Μυρσῐ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μυρσῐ́λος ho Mursílos
Genitive	τοῦ Μυρσῐ́λου toû Mursílou
Dative	τῷ Μυρσῐ́λῳ tôi Mursílōi
Accusative	τὸν Μυρσῐ́λον tòn Mursílon
Vocative	Μυρσῐ́λε Mursíle
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Myrsilus

References

• Μυρσίλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette