μηνίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μείς (meís, month; moon) + -ῐ́σκος (-ískos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μηνῐ́σκος • (mēnískos) m (genitive μηνῐ́σκου); second declension

  1. crescent
  2. head covering for statues
  3. neck-ornament
  4. crescent-shaped line of battle

Inflection

Descendants

References

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