Μένανδρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μένος (ménos, “force”) +‎ ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μένανδρος • (Ménandros) m (genitive Μενάνδρου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Menander
  2. in particular, the comic playwright Menander

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Μένανδρος; τοῦ Μενάνδρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μένανδρος
ho Ménandros
Genitive τοῦ Μενάνδρου
toû Menándrou
Dative τῷ Μενάνδρῳ
tôi Menándrōi
Accusative τὸν Μένανδρον
tòn Ménandron
Vocative Μένανδρε
Ménandre
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Μένανδρος (Ménandros)
  • Latin: Menander, Menandrus, Menandros

References
  • “Μένανδρος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017
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