Μυτιλήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Anatolian origin. Possibly related to Hittite [script needed] (Muwatalli).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μῠτῐλήνη • (Mutilḗnē) f (genitive Μῠτῐλήνης); first declension

  1. the city of Mytilene, in Lesbos, Greece
  2. the island, Lesbos

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Μῠτῐλήνη; τῆς Μῠτῐλήνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Μῠτῐλήνη
hē Mutilḗnē
Genitive τῆς Μῠτῐλήνης
tês Mutilḗnēs
Dative τῇ Μῠτῐλήνῃ
têi Mutilḗnēi
Accusative τὴν Μῠτῐλήνην
tḕn Mutilḗnēn
Vocative Μῠτῐλήνη
Mutilḗnē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: Μυτιλήνη (Mytilíni)
  • Latin: Mytilene
  • Ottoman Turkish: مدللی (Midilli)
    • Turkish: Midilli

Further reading
  • “Μυτιλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Μυτιλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek Μυτιλήνη (Mutilḗnē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mi.tiˈli.ni/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Μυ‧τι‧λή‧νη

Proper noun

Μυτιλήνη • (Mytilíni) f sg

  1. Mytilene (main town on the island of Lesbos)
  2. (figuratively) Mytilene, Lesbos (third largest island in Greece)

Declension
  Μυτιλήνη
case     \     number singular
nominative Μυτιλήνη •
genitive Μυτιλήνης •
accusative Μυτιλήνη •
vocative Μυτιλήνη •

Synonyms
  • Μυτιληνιός m (Mytiliniós, “male from Mytilene”)
  • Μυτιληναίος m (Mytilinaíos, “male from Mytilene”), also male surname, feminine: Μυτιληναίου (Mytilinaíou)
  • Μυτιληνιά f (Mytiliniá, “female from Mytilene”)
  • Μυτιληναία f (Mytilinaía, “female from Mytilene”)
  • μυτιληναίικος (mytilinaíikos) (adjective)
  • μυτιληνιός (mytiliniós) (adjective)

Further reading
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