Meton

See also: Méton, meton., μετόν, μετών, and Μέτων

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέτων (Métōn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.toːn/, [ˈmɛt̪oːn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ton/, [ˈmɛːt̪on]

Proper noun

Metōn m sg (genitive Metōnis); third declension

Alternative form of Metō.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Metōn
Genitive	Metōnis
Dative	Metōnī
Accusative	Metōnem
Ablative	Metōne
Vocative	Metōn

Descendants

French: Méton

References

“Meton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Meto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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