Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Lydian, while others have proposed a Semitic origin. Furnée compares the word with πηκτίς (pēktís, Lydian stringed instrument) and reconstructs a pre-form *μάγδις (*mágdis).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

μάγαδῐς (mágadisf (genitive μαγάδῐδος); third declension

  1. kind of instrument with twenty strings arranged in octaves
  2. Lydian flute producing a high and low note together

Declension edit

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