μινυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Back-formation from μῐνῠρῐ́ζω (minurízō, “to whimper, whine”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mi.ny.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mi.nyˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.nyˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.nyˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.niˈros/

Adjective

μῐνῠρός • (minurós) m (feminine μῐνῠρᾱ́, neuter μῐνῠρόν); first/second declension

complaining in a low tone, whining, whimpering
(of young birds) twittering, chirping

Inflection

First and second declension of μῐνῠρός; μῐνῠρᾱ́; μῐνῠρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μῐνῠρός minurós	μῐνῠρᾱ́ minurā́	μῐνῠρόν minurón	μῐνῠρώ minurṓ	μῐνῠρᾱ́ minurā́	μῐνῠρώ minurṓ	μῐνῠροί minuroí	μῐνῠραί minuraí	μῐνῠρᾰ́ minurá
Genitive	μῐνῠροῦ minuroû	μῐνῠρᾶς minurâs	μῐνῠροῦ minuroû	μῐνῠροῖν minuroîn	μῐνῠραῖν minuraîn	μῐνῠροῖν minuroîn	μῐνῠρῶν minurôn	μῐνῠρῶν minurôn	μῐνῠρῶν minurôn
Dative	μῐνῠρῷ minurôi	μῐνῠρᾷ minurâi	μῐνῠρῷ minurôi	μῐνῠροῖν minuroîn	μῐνῠραῖν minuraîn	μῐνῠροῖν minuroîn	μῐνῠροῖς minuroîs	μῐνῠραῖς minuraîs	μῐνῠροῖς minuroîs
Accusative	μῐνῠρόν minurón	μῐνῠρᾱ́ν minurā́n	μῐνῠρόν minurón	μῐνῠρώ minurṓ	μῐνῠρᾱ́ minurā́	μῐνῠρώ minurṓ	μῐνῠρούς minuroús	μῐνῠρᾱ́ς minurā́s	μῐνῠρᾰ́ minurá
Vocative	μῐνῠρέ minuré	μῐνῠρᾱ́ minurā́	μῐνῠρόν minurón	μῐνῠρώ minurṓ	μῐνῠρᾱ́ minurā́	μῐνῠρώ minurṓ	μῐνῠροί minuroí	μῐνῠραί minuraí	μῐνῠρᾰ́ minurá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	μῐνῠρῶς minurôs			μῐνῠρώτερος minurṓteros			μῐνῠρώτᾰτος minurṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

μινυρός

Contents

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Further reading