Мелентий

Russian

Etymology

From Меле́тий (Melétij), then uncertain, then Ancient Greek Μελέτιος (Melétios)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈlʲenʲtʲɪj]

Proper noun

Меле́нтий • (Meléntij) m anim (genitive Меле́нтия, relational adjective меле́нтьевский)

  1. a male given name, Melenty or Melentius, from Ancient Greek, variant of Меле́тий (Melétij), equivalent to Serbo-Croatian Мелентије (Melentije)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Меле́нтьевич (Meléntʹjevič), Меле́нтиевич (Meléntijevič) (male patronymics)
  • Меле́нтьевна (Meléntʹjevna), Меле́нтиевна (Meléntijevna) (female patronymics)
  • Меле́нтьев (Meléntʹjev) (patronymic surname)

References

  • Petrovsky, N. A. (1966) “Мелентий”, in Словарь русских личных имён [Dictionary of Russian personal names] (in Russian), 1st edition, Moscow: Советская энциклопедия
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