μειράκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεῖραξ (meîrax, “young lady, young woman, maiden”) +‎ -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

μειράκιον • (meirákion) n (genitive μειρᾰκίου); second declension

  1. lad, stripling, young man, youngster, teenager (range of approximately ages 12-16 or 14-20, depending on locational and temporal contexts)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ μειρᾰ́κῐον; τοῦ μειρᾰκῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μειρᾰ́κῐον
tò meirákion		 τὼ μειρᾰκῐ́ω
tṑ meirakíō		 τᾰ̀ μειρᾰ́κῐᾰ
tà meirákia
Genitive τοῦ μειρᾰκῐ́ου
toû meirakíou		 τοῖν μειρᾰκῐ́οιν
toîn meirakíoin		 τῶν μειρᾰκῐ́ων
tôn meirakíōn
Dative τῷ μειρᾰκῐ́ῳ
tôi meirakíōi		 τοῖν μειρᾰκῐ́οιν
toîn meirakíoin		 τοῖς μειρᾰκῐ́οις
toîs meirakíois
Accusative τὸ μειρᾰ́κῐον
tò meirákion		 τὼ μειρᾰκῐ́ω
tṑ meirakíō		 τᾰ̀ μειρᾰ́κῐᾰ
tà meirákia
Vocative μειρᾰ́κῐον
meirákion		 μειρᾰκῐ́ω
meirakíō		 μειρᾰ́κῐᾰ
meirákia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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