μνηστήρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μνᾱστήρ (mnāstḗr) — Doric

Etymology

From the root of μνάομαι (mnáomai, “to woo, court”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mnɛːs.tɛ̌ːr/ → /mnisˈtir/ → /mnisˈtir/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mnɛːs.tɛ̌ːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mne̝sˈte̝r/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mnisˈtir/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mnisˈtir/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mnisˈtir/

Noun

μνηστήρ • (mnēstḗr) m (genitive μνηστῆρος); third declension

1. suitor, wooer

Declension

Third declension of ὁ μνηστήρ; τοῦ μνηστῆρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μνηστήρ ho mnēstḗr	τὼ μνηστῆρε tṑ mnēstêre	οἱ μνηστῆρες hoi mnēstêres
Genitive	τοῦ μνηστῆρος toû mnēstêros	τοῖν μνηστήροιν toîn mnēstḗroin	τῶν μνηστήρων tôn mnēstḗrōn
Dative	τῷ μνηστῆρῐ tôi mnēstêri	τοῖν μνηστήροιν toîn mnēstḗroin	τοῖς μνηστῆρσῐ / μνηστῆρσῐν toîs mnēstêrsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν μνηστῆρᾰ tòn mnēstêra	τὼ μνηστῆρε tṑ mnēstêre	τοὺς μνηστῆρᾰς toùs mnēstêras
Vocative	μνηστήρ mnēstḗr	μνηστῆρε mnēstêre	μνηστῆρες mnēstêres
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of μνηστήρ; μνηστῆρος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	μνηστήρ mnēstḗr	μνηστῆρε mnēstêre	μνηστῆρες mnēstêres
Genitive	μνηστῆρος mnēstêros	μνηστήροιῐν mnēstḗroiin	μνηστήρων mnēstḗrōn
Dative	μνηστῆρῐ mnēstêri	μνηστήροιῐν mnēstḗroiin	μνηστῆρσῐ / μνηστῆρσῐν / μνηστήρεσσῐ / μνηστήρεσσῐν / μνηστήρεσῐ / μνηστήρεσῐν mnēstêrsi(n) / mnēstḗressi(n) / mnēstḗresi(n)
Accusative	μνηστῆρᾰ mnēstêra	μνηστῆρε mnēstêre	μνηστῆρᾰς mnēstêras
Vocative	μνηστήρ mnēstḗr	μνηστῆρε mnēstêre	μνηστῆρες mnēstêres
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.