μόναρχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μονάρχης (monárkhēs)
• μούναρχος (moúnarkhos) — Ionic

Etymology

Derived from μόνος (mónos, “single, only”) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mó.nar.kʰos/ → /ˈmo.nar.xos/ → /ˈmo.nar.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mó.nar.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nar.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nar.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nar.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nar.xos/

Noun

μόνᾰρχος • (mónarkhos) m (genitive μονᾰ́ρχου); second declension

1. king, monarch
2. commander, general
3. dictator
4. high magistrate

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ μόνᾰρχος; τοῦ μονᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μόνᾰρχος ho mónarkhos	τὼ μονᾰ́ρχω tṑ monárkhō	οἱ μόνᾰρχοι hoi mónarkhoi
Genitive	τοῦ μονᾰ́ρχου toû monárkhou	τοῖν μονᾰ́ρχοιν toîn monárkhoin	τῶν μονᾰ́ρχων tôn monárkhōn
Dative	τῷ μονᾰ́ρχῳ tôi monárkhōi	τοῖν μονᾰ́ρχοιν toîn monárkhoin	τοῖς μονᾰ́ρχοις toîs monárkhois
Accusative	τὸν μόνᾰρχον tòn mónarkhon	τὼ μονᾰ́ρχω tṑ monárkhō	τοὺς μονᾰ́ρχους toùs monárkhous
Vocative	μόνᾰρχε mónarkhe	μονᾰ́ρχω monárkhō	μόνᾰρχοι mónarkhoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• μοναρχέω (monarkhéō)
• μοναρχία (monarkhía)
• μοναρχικός (monarkhikós)

Further reading

• “μόναρχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press