Μουσεῖον

See also: μουσεῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsa, “Muse”) +‎ -εῖον (-eîon)

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μουσεῖον • (Mouseîon) n (genitive Μουσείου); second declension

  1. the shrine of the Muses, the seat or haunt of the Muses
  2. the Museum (a hill at Athens)
  3. as the title of a book

Declension
Second declension of τὸ Μουσεῖον; τοῦ Μουσείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ Μουσεῖον
tò Mouseîon
Genitive τοῦ Μουσείου
toû Mouseíou
Dative τῷ Μουσείῳ
tôi Mouseíōi
Accusative τὸ Μουσεῖον
tò Mouseîon
Vocative Μουσεῖον
Mouseîon
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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