the amnion of the amnestia, in singular declension
By the way, according to the dictionary I have, an amnion is something closer to this:
am·ni·on ( ăm ' nē-ən, -ŏn ' ) n. , pl. -ni·ons or -ni·a ( -nē-ə ). A thin, tough, membranous sac that encloses the embryo or fetus of a mammal
The mother of all Greek-English lexicon Liddel & Scott's, 10th ed., 1990, p.84 indeed lists your definition as 2.
inner membrane round the foetus, Emp.71; cf. amneio's, a'mnios (masc.), amnei^on. These seem to be synonymous variants ^^;
John Lemon said:
the singular (amni'on, of anmesti'a), there's only a single "amnion of amnestia".
Here we go, John. The genetive singular of amnesti'a (feminine) would be (
tee~s)
amnesti'aas, "of (the) forgetting." Amni'on (neuter) in the 5 cases singular is
1) Nom. S.
to' amni'on
2) Gen. S.
tou~ amni'ou
3) Dat. S.
twi~ amni'wi (wi for o-mega with iota subscript)
4) Acc. S.
to' amni'on
5) Voc. S.
to' amni'on
There are three ways to combine (article1) amni'on & (article2) amnesti'a all meaning "the amni'on of the amnseti'a."
1. (
article1) (article2) amnesti'a
amni'on
2. (
article1)
amni'on (
article1) (article2) amnesti'a
3.
amni'on (
article1) (article2) amnesti'a
1. the article1+article2+(of amnesti'a)+amni'on would give;
1-1) Nom. S.
to' tee~s amnesti'aas amni'on
1-2) Gen. S.
tou~ tee~s amnesti'aas amni'ou
1-3) Dat. S.
twi~ tee~s amnesti'aas amni'wi
1-4) Acc. S.
to' tee~s amnesti'aas amni'on
1-5) Voc. S.
to' tee~s amnesti'aas amni'on
2. as for 2. & 3., switch around the words in the order defined. :wave:
(Yes, article1 is reduplicated in 2.; a redundant feature of Classical Greek.)