Μινώα

See also: Μινῴα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Contemporary classicist coinage, derived from Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs, “Minos”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /miː.nɔ̌ː.aː/ → /miˈno.a/ → /miˈno.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /miː.nɔ̌ː.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /miˈno.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /miˈno.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /miˈno.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈno.a/

Proper noun

Μῑνώᾱ • (Mīnṓā) f (genitive Μῑνώᾱς); first declension

1. Minoan civilization

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μῑνώᾱ; τῆς Μῑνώᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μῑνώᾱ hē Mīnṓā
Genitive	τῆς Μῑνώᾱς tês Mīnṓās
Dative	τῇ Μῑνώᾳ têi Mīnṓāi
Accusative	τὴν Μῑνώᾱν tḕn Mīnṓān
Vocative	Μῑνώᾱ Mīnṓā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017