Mytileneann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪtᵻˈliːnɪən/,

/ˌmɪtᵻˈliːnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪdəˈliniən/,

/ˌmɪdəˈliniən/

Forms: 1500s Mitulenean, 1500s– Mytilenian, 1600s 1800s– Mitylenean, 1600s– Mitylenaean, 1700s– Mitylenian, 1800s Mitylaenean (irregular), 1800s– Mytilenaean, 1800s– Mytilenean.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mytilēnaeus , Mitylēnaeus ; Greek Μυτιληναῖος , Μιτυληναῖος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Mytilēnaeus, also Mitylēnaeus (adjective and noun) Mytilenean or its etymon ancient Greek Μυτιληναῖος, also Μιτυληναῖος (adjective and noun) Mytilenean ( < the name of Μυτιλήνη, the chief city of Lesbos) + -an suffix.In quot. 1550 at sense A. via Middle French Mitylenien, noun (1545 in the passage translated).

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Mytilene, the ancient city and modern capital of the Aegean island of Lesbos. Also more generally: a native or inhabitant of Lesbos.The name of the modern city is frequently transliterated Mitilini. The island was formerly and is still sometimes known by the name of the city.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities

Thebienc1374

Spartiatec1384

myrmidonc1425

Spartanc1425

Phocianc1487

Argive?1532

Locrian1536

Locrensian1542

Achaean1550

Mantinean1550

Mytilenean1550

Tegeate1584

Pylian1585

Epidaurian?1589

Thessalian1608

Olympian1609

Sicyonian1642

Samothracian1653

Dorian1662

Attic1699

Tegean1709

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War iii. i. f. 72 The sayde Mytilenians.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. v. xxx. 110 Acheleum..founded first by the Mityleneans.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia iii. ix. 53 Grind Mill, grind, for Pittacus unkind, As we by woful Experience find, The famous Mytilenians doth Grind.

1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xv. 227 The principal Mitylenæans had sent offers to the Lacedæmonian administration to renounce the Athenian.

1853 C. Anthon Man. Greek Lit. 59 Lesches, or Lescheus.., was a native of Pyrrha, in the island of Lesbos, and in the neighbourhood of Mytilene. Hence he is called a Mytilenean or Lesbian.

1874 Galaxy Jan. 119/1 The Mitylenæans were slaveholders also.

1882 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 349 I now even believe in the tradition reported by Strabo..that the Mitylenian Archæanax used the stones of Troy to build the walls of Sigeium.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 73/2 An assembly was held and under the invective of Cleon it was decided to kill all male Mytileneans of military age.

1965 T. T. B. Ryder Koine Eirene iv. 77 The Athenian people voted a decree of thanks to the Mytileneans for their services in the war against the Spartans.

1974 Guardian 11 Nov. 4/6 Life is rough for the Mytilenians at present.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the city of Mytilene or the island of Lesbos.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Greece > ancient cities

Thebanc1374

Pylian1590

Argive1598

Mantinean1598

Mytilenean1724

Tegean1767

Mycenaean1842

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [adjective] > states, regions, and cities

Doric1569

philippic1569

Spartan1582

Dorical1592

Epidaurian1608

Phocian1614

Dorian1662

Mytilenean1724

Samothracian1803

Sicyonian1887

1724 T. Cooke tr. Moschus in tr. Moschus & Bion Idylliums 40 Sappho no more charms Mitylenian Ears, You now command Attention and their Tears.

1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xv. 228 The whole Mitylenæan people would go in procession out of the city.

1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Apr. 403/1 The refrain of a Mitylænean [sic] song.

1889 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 506/2 The Mezethra arrived again last Sunday..manned by the sturdy Mitylenæan boy Costanti.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 887/1 This base coinage..ceases about 450 b.c., when the Mytilenaean silver begins.

1945 G. B. Grundy 55 Years at Oxf. xiv. 221 He could not have supposed that any reader of his history who read the Mytilenian Debate or the Melian Dialogue would regard the Funeral Oration as being a picture of a political..life..at Athens.

1968 V. Ehrenberg From Solon to Socrates viii. 359 In the Mytilenean debate..Cleon attacks rhetoric.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mytilenean
释义	Mytileneann.adj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪtᵻˈliːnɪən/, /ˌmɪtᵻˈliːnɪən/, U.S. /ˌmaɪdəˈliniən/, /ˌmɪdəˈliniən/ Forms: 1500s Mitulenean, 1500s– Mytilenian, 1600s 1800s– Mitylenean, 1600s– Mitylenaean, 1700s– Mitylenian, 1800s Mitylaenean (irregular), 1800s– Mytilenaean, 1800s– Mytilenean. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mytilēnaeus , Mitylēnaeus ; Greek Μυτιληναῖος , Μιτυληναῖος , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Mytilēnaeus, also Mitylēnaeus (adjective and noun) Mytilenean or its etymon ancient Greek Μυτιληναῖος, also Μιτυληναῖος (adjective and noun) Mytilenean ( < the name of Μυτιλήνη, the chief city of Lesbos) + -an suffix.In quot. 1550 at sense A. via Middle French Mitylenien, noun (1545 in the passage translated). A. n. A native or inhabitant of Mytilene, the ancient city and modern capital of the Aegean island of Lesbos. Also more generally: a native or inhabitant of Lesbos.The name of the modern city is frequently transliterated Mitilini. The island was formerly and is still sometimes known by the name of the city. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities Thebienc1374 Spartiatec1384 myrmidonc1425 Spartanc1425 Phocianc1487 Argive?1532 Locrian1536 Locrensian1542 Achaean1550 Mantinean1550 Mytilenean1550 Tegeate1584 Pylian1585 Epidaurian?1589 Thessalian1608 Olympian1609 Sicyonian1642 Samothracian1653 Dorian1662 Attic1699 Tegean1709 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War iii. i. f. 72 The sayde Mytilenians. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. v. xxx. 110 Acheleum..founded first by the Mityleneans. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia iii. ix. 53 Grind Mill, grind, for Pittacus unkind, As we by woful Experience find, The famous Mytilenians doth Grind. 1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xv. 227 The principal Mitylenæans had sent offers to the Lacedæmonian administration to renounce the Athenian. 1853 C. Anthon Man. Greek Lit. 59 Lesches, or Lescheus.., was a native of Pyrrha, in the island of Lesbos, and in the neighbourhood of Mytilene. Hence he is called a Mytilenean or Lesbian. 1874 Galaxy Jan. 119/1 The Mitylenæans were slaveholders also. 1882 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 349 I now even believe in the tradition reported by Strabo..that the Mitylenian Archæanax used the stones of Troy to build the walls of Sigeium. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 73/2 An assembly was held and under the invective of Cleon it was decided to kill all male Mytileneans of military age. 1965 T. T. B. Ryder Koine Eirene iv. 77 The Athenian people voted a decree of thanks to the Mytileneans for their services in the war against the Spartans. 1974 Guardian 11 Nov. 4/6 Life is rough for the Mytilenians at present. B. adj. Of or relating to the city of Mytilene or the island of Lesbos. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Greece > ancient cities Thebanc1374 Pylian1590 Argive1598 Mantinean1598 Mytilenean1724 Tegean1767 Mycenaean1842 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [adjective] > states, regions, and cities Doric1569 philippic1569 Spartan1582 Dorical1592 Epidaurian1608 Phocian1614 Dorian1662 Mytilenean1724 Samothracian1803 Sicyonian1887 1724 T. Cooke tr. Moschus in tr. Moschus & Bion Idylliums 40 Sappho no more charms Mitylenian Ears, You now command Attention and their Tears. 1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xv. 228 The whole Mitylenæan people would go in procession out of the city. 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Apr. 403/1 The refrain of a Mitylænean [sic] song. 1889 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 506/2 The Mezethra arrived again last Sunday..manned by the sturdy Mitylenæan boy Costanti. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 887/1 This base coinage..ceases about 450 b.c., when the Mytilenaean silver begins. 1945 G. B. Grundy 55 Years at Oxf. xiv. 221 He could not have supposed that any reader of his history who read the Mytilenian Debate or the Melian Dialogue would regard the Funeral Oration as being a picture of a political..life..at Athens. 1968 V. Ehrenberg From Solon to Socrates viii. 359 In the Mytilenean debate..Cleon attacks rhetoric. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1550
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