Μεσαίωνας

Greek

Etymology

From Katharevousa μεσαίων (mesaíon) + modern ending -ωνας, from phrase μέσος (mésos, “middle”) αἰών m (aiṓn, “century”), a calque of French Moyen Âge.[1] With capital first letter, when referring to a specific era.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meˈse.o.nas/
  • Hyphenation: Με‧σαί‧ω‧νας

Noun

Μεσαίωνας • (Mesaíonas) m (uncountable)

  1. Middle Ages
  2. (figuratively) see: μεσαίωνας (mesaíonas, “Middle Ages; period of extreme backwardness”)

Declension
  Μεσαίωνας
case     \     number singular
nominative Μεσαίωνας •
genitive Μεσαίωνα •
accusative Μεσαίωνα •
vocative Μεσαίωνα •

Derived terms

References
  1. Μεσαίωνας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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