Μενεκράτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

μένω (ménō, “to stay”) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “power”) +‎ -ης (-ēs): perhaps “staying in power”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.ne.krá.tɛːs/ → /me.neˈkra.tis/ → /me.neˈkra.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.ne.krá.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me.neˈkra.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /me.neˈkra.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /me.neˈkra.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /me.neˈkra.tis/

Proper noun

Μενεκρᾰ́της • (Menekrắtēs) m (genitive Μενεκρᾰ́τους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Menecrates

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Μενεκρᾰ́της; τοῦ Μενεκρᾰ́τους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μενεκρᾰ́της ho Menekrắtēs
Genitive	τοῦ Μενεκρᾰ́τους toû Menekrắtous
Dative	τῷ Μενεκρᾰ́τει tōî Menekrắtei
Accusative	τὸν Μενεκρᾰ́τη tòn Menekrắtē
Vocative	Μενέκρᾰτες Menékrătes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.