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

1. (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.