μνηστεία
noun
noun
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Added May 16, 2026
Definition
Betrothal, engagement; the act or state of being pledged in marriage, and by extension the formal negotiation or arrangement of a marriage.
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Grammatical Analysis
"μνηστεία"
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: first declension (alpha-stem)
Note: Form could also be vocative singular; if used as an object/complement it may also represent accusative singular in contexts where -ην is expected in Attic/Ionic variation, but the exact form μνηστεία is straightforwardly nom./voc. sg.