μέλλον
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mél.lon/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmel.lon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmel.lon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmel.lon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈme.lon/
Participle
μέλλον • (méllon)
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of μέλλων (méllōn)
Verb
μέλλον • (méllon)
- (Epic) first-person singular/third-person plural imperfect active indicative unaugmented of μέλλω (méllō)
Greek
Etymology
Originally the neuter gender of the adjective μέλλων
Noun
μέλλον • (méllon) n (plural μέλλοντα)
- the future
- Ποιος ξέρει τι μας επιφυλάσσει το μέλλον! ― Poios xérei ti mas epifylássei to méllon! ― Who knows what the future holds for us!
- (by extension) a promising future
- Αυτή η εφεύρεση έχει μέλλον. ― Aftí i efévresi échei méllon. ― This invention has a future
Declension
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- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
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- Ancient Greek participle forms
- Ancient Greek verb forms
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- Epic Greek
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- Greek nouns declining like 'μέλλον'