βράγχιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possible relation to βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, windpipe, throat”), βρογχία (bronkhía, “system of ducts connecting heart with liver”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βρᾰ́γχῐον • (brắnkhĭon) n (genitive βρᾰγχῐ́ου); second declension

  1. fin
  2. (in the plural) gill

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ βρᾰ́γχῐον; τοῦ βρᾰγχῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ βρᾰ́γχῐον
tò brắnkhĭon 		τὼ βρᾰγχῐ́ω
tṑ brănkhĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ βρᾰ́γχῐᾰ
tằ brắnkhĭă
Genitive τοῦ βρᾰγχῐ́ου
toû brănkhĭ́ou 		τοῖν βρᾰγχῐ́οιν
toîn brănkhĭ́oin 		τῶν βρᾰγχῐ́ων
tôn brănkhĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ βρᾰγχῐ́ῳ
tōî brănkhĭ́ōi 		τοῖν βρᾰγχῐ́οιν
toîn brănkhĭ́oin 		τοῖς βρᾰγχῐ́οις
toîs brănkhĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ βρᾰ́γχῐον
tò brắnkhĭon 		τὼ βρᾰγχῐ́ω
tṑ brănkhĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ βρᾰ́γχῐᾰ
tằ brắnkhĭă
Vocative βρᾰ́γχῐον
brắnkhĭon 		βρᾰγχῐ́ω
brănkhĭ́ō 		βρᾰ́γχῐᾰ
brắnkhĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: βράγχιο (vránchio)
  • Latin: branchia

Further reading

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