"Μεσσήνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Μεσσήνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mes.sɛ̌ː.nɛː/, /mesˈsi.ni/, /meˈsi.ni/, /mes.sɛ̌ː.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /mesˈse̝.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /mesˈsi.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /mesˈsi.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /meˈsi.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Found in Mycenaean Greek inscriptions (Linear B) as 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na). Possibly from μέσσος (méssos) — Doric, "in between". Etymology templates: {{cog|gmy|-}} Mycenaean Greek, {{m|gmy|𐀕𐀼𐀙}} 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na), {{alter|grc|μέσσος||dor}} μέσσος (méssos) — Doric Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Μεσσήνης|f|first}} Μεσσήνη • (Messḗnē) f (genitive Μεσσήνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Μεσσήνη|ης|form=F-sing}} Forms: Messḗnē [romanization], Μεσσήνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Μεσσήνη [nominative, singular], τῆς Μεσσήνης [genitive, singular], τῇ Μεσσήνῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Μεσσήνην [accusative, singular], Μεσσήνη [singular, vocative]
  1. Messene, Messenia, Greece Categories (place): Cities
    Sense id: en-Μεσσήνη-grc-name-y-ogAAcZ Disambiguation of Cities: 78 22 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension: 81 19 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 85 15
  2. Messina, Sicily, Italy Categories (place): Cities in Sicily
    Sense id: en-Μεσσήνη-grc-name-8sAtCq7h Disambiguation of Cities in Sicily: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Μεσσήνιος (Messḗnios), Μεσσηνία (Messēnía), Μεσσηνίς (Messēnís)

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