Medon

See also: medón

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέδων (Médōn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.doːn/, [ˈmɛd̪oːn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.don/, [ˈmɛːd̪on]

Proper noun

Medōn m sg (genitive Medontis); third declension

(Greek mythology) A son of Oileus and brother of Ajax

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Medōn
Genitive	Medontis
Dative	Medontī
Accusative	Medontem
Ablative	Medonte
Vocative	Medōn

References

“Medon”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Medon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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