Ἑκατομβαιών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἑκᾰτόμβαῐᾰ (Hekatómbaia), a festival at which hecatombs were offered.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἑκᾰτομβαῐών • (Hekatombaiṓn) m (genitive Ἑκᾰτομβαῐῶνος); third declension

  1. Hecatombaeon: the first month of the Attic calendar, corresponding to the lunar term around July and August

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Εκατομβαιών (Ekatomvaión), Εκατομβαιώνας (Ekatomvaiónas)

References

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