Πολύμνια
See also: Πολυμνία
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Πολῠῠ́μνῐᾰ (Poluúmnia)
- Πολῡμνῐ́ς (Polūmnís)
Etymology
Contraction of Πολῠῠ́μνῐᾰ (Poluúmnia), from πολῠ́ς (polús, “many”) + ῠ̔́μνος (húmnos, “hymn”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /po.ly̌ːm.ni.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /poˈlym.ni.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /poˈlym.ni.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /poˈlym.ni.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /poˈlim.ni.a/
Proper noun
Πολῡ́μνῐᾰ • (Polū́mnia) f (genitive Πολῡμνῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- Polyhymnia, muse of sacred hymns and poetry
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Πολῡ́μνῐᾰ hē Polū́mnia | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Πολῡμνῐ́ᾱς tês Polūmníās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Πολῡμνῐ́ᾳ têi Polūmníāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Πολῡ́μνῐᾰν tḕn Polū́mnian | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Πολῡ́μνῐᾰ Polū́mnia | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Latin: Polyhymnia
- English: Polyhymnia
See also
References
- “Πολύμνια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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