γυμνάσιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the stem of γυμνάζω (gumnázō, “to exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), and -ιον (-ion), neuter of adjective suffix -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γῠμνᾰ́σιον • (gŭmnắsion) n (genitive γῠμνᾰσίου); second declension

  1. (in the plural) bodily exercises
  2. gymnastic school, school

Declension

Second declension of τὸ γῠμνᾰ́σῐον; τοῦ γῠμνᾰσῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ γῠμνᾰ́σῐον
tò gŭmnắsĭon 		τὼ γῠμνᾰσῐ́ω
tṑ gŭmnăsĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ γῠμνᾰ́σῐᾰ
tằ gŭmnắsĭă
Genitive τοῦ γῠμνᾰσῐ́ου
toû gŭmnăsĭ́ou 		τοῖν γῠμνᾰσῐ́οιν
toîn gŭmnăsĭ́oin 		τῶν γῠμνᾰσῐ́ων
tôn gŭmnăsĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ γῠμνᾰσῐ́ῳ
tōî gŭmnăsĭ́ōi 		τοῖν γῠμνᾰσῐ́οιν
toîn gŭmnăsĭ́oin 		τοῖς γῠμνᾰσῐ́οις
toîs gŭmnăsĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ γῠμνᾰ́σῐον
tò gŭmnắsĭon 		τὼ γῠμνᾰσῐ́ω
tṑ gŭmnăsĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ γῠμνᾰ́σῐᾰ
tằ gŭmnắsĭă
Vocative γῠμνᾰ́σῐον
gŭmnắsĭon 		γῠμνᾰσῐ́ω
gŭmnăsĭ́ō 		γῠμνᾰ́σῐᾰ
gŭmnắsĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: γυμνάσιο (gymnásio)
  • → Latin: gymnasium (see there for further descendants)

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