Γόρδιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Γόρδειον (Górdeion)

Etymology

From Phrygian 𐊩𐌏𐌛𐊅𐊄𐌌 (Gordum, literally “city”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰ-os.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γόρδῐον • (Górdĭon) n (genitive Γορδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Gordium, Gordion (a city in Turkey)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Γόρδῐον; τοῦ Γορδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ Γόρδῐον
tò Górdĭon
Genitive τοῦ Γορδῐ́ου
toû Gordĭ́ou
Dative τῷ Γορδῐ́ῳ
tōî Gordĭ́ōi
Accusative τὸ Γόρδῐον
tò Górdĭon
Vocative Γόρδῐον
Górdĭon
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek:
  • Latin: Gordium
  • Turkish: Gordion

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 199
  2. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (1997) J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, editors, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture‎[1], Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 199

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