μόθων

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mó.tʰɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.tʰon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.θon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.θon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.θon/

Etymology 1

Noun

μόθων • (móthōn)

genitive plural of μόθος (móthos)

Etymology 2

According to Beekes, from μόθος (móthos, “din of battle”). However, Lewy proposes a Semitic origin, comparing the word with Hebrew עתק (ataq, “to set free”) and suggesting that μόθαξ (móthax) was the original word.

Alternative forms

μόθᾰξ (móthăx) — Doric

Noun

μόθων • (móthōn) m (genitive μόθωνος); third declension

(Attic) presumptuous or impudent person
- 388 BCE, Aristophanes, Plutus 279
(Laconian) children of helots, brought up as foster-brothers of the young Spartans
a type of lewd dance
- 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 697
the name of a melody for the flute

Declension

Third declension of ὁ μόθων; τοῦ μόθωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μόθων ho móthōn	τὼ μόθωνε tṑ móthōne	οἱ μόθωνες hoi móthōnes
Genitive	τοῦ μόθωνος toû móthōnos	τοῖν μοθώνοιν toîn mothṓnoin	τῶν μοθώνων tôn mothṓnōn
Dative	τῷ μόθωνῐ tōî móthōnĭ	τοῖν μοθώνοιν toîn mothṓnoin	τοῖς μόθωσῐ / μόθωσῐν toîs móthōsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν μόθωνᾰ tòn móthōnă	τὼ μόθωνε tṑ móthōne	τοὺς μόθωνᾰς toùs móthōnăs
Vocative	μόθων móthōn	μόθωνε móthōne	μόθωνες móthōnes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

μοθωνῐ́ᾱ (mothōnĭ́ā)
μοθωνῐκός (mothōnĭkós)

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

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