Μήδεια
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Literally "cunning," from μήδεα (mḗdea, “cunning, counsels, device, planning”) + -ιᾰ (-ia, feminine suffix), from μέδω (médō, “to rule over, protect”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mɛ̌ː.deː.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈme.di.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ði.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ði.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ði.a/
Inflection
Descendants
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