μονομάχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μονομάχης (monomákhēs)

Etymology

From μόνος (mónos, alone) + μᾰ́χη (mákhē, combat) + -ος (-os), literally lone warrior, from μάχομαι (mákhomai, to fight, battle, contend).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μονομᾰ́χος • (monomákhos) m or f (neuter μονομᾰ́χον); second declension

  1. fighting in single combat; dueling by hand-to-hand combat

Declension

Noun

μονομᾰ́χος • (monomákhos) m (genitive μονομᾰ́χου); second declension

  1. close combat contender, warrior, fighter, dueler
  2. (Koine, Ancient Rome) a gladiator

Inflection

Derived terms

  • μονομᾰχεῖον (monomakheîon)
  • μονομᾰχέω (monomakhéō)
  • μονομᾰχία (monomakhía)
  • μονομᾰχικός (monomakhikós)
  • μονομᾰ́χιον (monomákhion)
  • μονομᾰχῶ (monomakhô)
  • μουνομᾰχέω (mounomakhéō)
  • μουνομᾰχίη (mounomakhíē)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: Μονομάχος (Monomákhos), Μονομαχίνα (Monomakhína)
  • Greek: Μονομάχος (Monomáchos), μονομάχος (monomáchos) (learned)
  • Latin: Monomachus
    • English: Monomachus, Monomachos
  • Old East Slavic: Мономахъ (Monomaxŭ)
    • Russian: Монома́х (Monomáx)
    • Ukrainian: Монома́х (Monomáx)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek μονομάχος (monomákhos), equivalent to μόνος (mónos, alone) + μάχη (máchi, combat) + -ος (-os), literally lone warrior.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo.noˈma.xos/
  • Hyphenation: μο‧νο‧μά‧χος

Noun

μονομάχος • (monomáchos) m (plural μονομάχοι)

  1. contestant, dueller, duellist
  2. (historical, Ancient Rome) a gladiator

Declension

Further reading

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