LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Mygdonēs

Mygdonēs m pl (genitive Mygdonum)
Classical[ˈmyɡ.dɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiɡ.do.nes]

Meaning

  1. A tribe who took possession of a part of Phrygia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Mygdonēs
genitive—Mygdonum
dative—Mygdonibus
accusative—Mygdonēs
ablative—Mygdonibus
vocative—Mygdonēs

Mygdŏnes, um, m., = Μυγδόνες,
I. a people of Thrace, who afterwards took possession of a part of Phrygia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35; 5, 30, 33, § 126.—
II. Derivv.
A. Mygdŏnĭa, ae, f., = Μυγδονία.
1. A district in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—
2. A district in Phrygia, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Sol. 40, 9.—
3. A district in Mesopotamia, Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 42.—
4. A district in Bithynia, Sol. 42, 1; Amm. 22, 8, 14.—
B. Mygdŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Mygdon, Verg. A. 2, 342.—
C. Mygdŏnis, ĭdis, f., a Mygdonian, Phrygian, Lydian: Mygdonidesque nurus, i. e. Lydiae, Ov. M. 6, 45.—
D. Mygdŏnĭus, a, um, adj.
1. Mygdonian, Phrygian: campi, Hor. C. 3, 16, 41: opes, id. ib. 2, 12, 22: marmor, i. e. Phrygium, Ov. H. 15, 142: mater, the mother of the gods, Cybele, Val. Fl. 3, 47: senex, Tithonus, the husband of Aurora, and son of the Phrygian king Laomedon, Stat. S. 2, 2, 108. —
2. Thracian: Melas, Ov. M. 2, 247.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μυγδόνες (Mugdónes).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMygdonesEth. Mygdones (Μύγδονες), a tribe dwelling in Bithynia, about the river Odrysses and the coast of the Propontis, but extending into Mysia, where they …

Quick answers

What does Mygdonēs mean in Latin?
Mygdonēs, a proper noun, means “A tribe who took possession of a part of Phrygia”.
What is the genitive of Mygdonēs?
The genitive singular is Mygdonum. Mygdonēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Mygdonēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈmyɡ.dɔ.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiɡ.do.nes].