μήλινος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μάλινος (málinos)

Etymology

From μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̌ː.li.nos/ → /ˈmi.li.nos/ → /ˈmi.li.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛ̌ː.li.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme̝.li.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li.nos/

Adjective

μήλῐνος • (mḗlinos) m (feminine μηλίνη, neuter μήλῐνον); first/second declension

1. of or made of apples
2. of quince-yellow colour

Inflection

First and second declension of μήλῐνος; μηλῐ́νη; μήλῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μήλῐνος mḗlinos	μηλῐ́νη mēlínē	μήλῐνον mḗlinon		μηλῐ́νω mēlínō	μηλῐ́νᾱ mēlínā	μηλῐ́νω mēlínō		μήλῐνοι mḗlinoi	μήλῐναι mḗlinai	μήλῐνᾰ mḗlina
Genitive		μηλῐ́νου mēlínou	μηλῐ́νης mēlínēs	μηλῐ́νου mēlínou		μηλῐ́νοιν mēlínoin	μηλῐ́ναιν mēlínain	μηλῐ́νοιν mēlínoin		μηλῐ́νων mēlínōn	μηλῐ́νων mēlínōn	μηλῐ́νων mēlínōn
Dative		μηλῐ́νῳ mēlínōi	μηλῐ́νῃ mēlínēi	μηλῐ́νῳ mēlínōi		μηλῐ́νοιν mēlínoin	μηλῐ́ναιν mēlínain	μηλῐ́νοιν mēlínoin		μηλῐ́νοις mēlínois	μηλῐ́ναις mēlínais	μηλῐ́νοις mēlínois
Accusative		μήλῐνον mḗlinon	μηλῐ́νην mēlínēn	μήλῐνον mḗlinon		μηλῐ́νω mēlínō	μηλῐ́νᾱ mēlínā	μηλῐ́νω mēlínō		μηλῐ́νους mēlínous	μηλῐ́νᾱς mēlínās	μήλῐνᾰ mḗlina
Vocative		μήλῐνε mḗline	μηλῐ́νη mēlínē	μήλῐνον mḗlinon		μηλῐ́νω mēlínō	μηλῐ́νᾱ mēlínā	μηλῐ́νω mēlínō		μήλῐνοι mḗlinoi	μήλῐναι mḗlinai	μήλῐνᾰ mḗlina
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		μηλῐ́νως mēlínōs				μηλῐνώτερος mēlinṓteros				μηλῐνώτᾰτος mēlinṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μήλινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• μήλινος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li.mos/
• Hyphenation: μή‧λι‧νος

Adjective

μήλινος • (mílinos) m (feminine μήλινη or μηλίνη, neuter μήλινο)

1. of or made from the apple-tree and its fruit
2. originating from apples