νουμήνιος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Attic contracted form of *νεομήνιος (*neomḗnios), from νέος (néos, new) +‎ μήνη (mḗnē, moon) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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νουμήνῐος (noumḗniosm or f (neuter νουμήνῐον); second declension

  1. used at the new moon

Declension

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Noun

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νουμήνῐος (noumḗniosm (genitive νουμηνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. curlew (Numenius arquata)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Numenius

Further reading

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