νουμήνιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Attic contracted form of *νεομήνιος (*neomḗnios), from νέος (néos, new) + μήνη (mḗnē, moon) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νουμήνῐος • (noumḗnios) m or f (neuter νουμήνῐον); second declension

  1. used at the new moon

Declension

Noun

νουμήνῐος • (noumḗnios) m (genitive νουμηνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. curlew (Numenius arquata)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Numenius

Further reading

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