δελφίνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δελφῑ́ς (delphī́s, “dolphin”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δελφῐ́νῐον • (delphĭ́nĭon) n (genitive δελφῐνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis, syn. Delphinium ajacis)
    Synonym: σώσᾰνδρον (sṓsăndron)
  2. forking larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ δελφῐ́νῐον; τοῦ δελφῐνῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ δελφῐ́νῐον
tò delphĭ́nĭon 		τὼ δελφῐνῐ́ω
tṑ delphĭnĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ δελφῐ́νῐᾰ
tằ delphĭ́nĭă
Genitive τοῦ δελφῐνῐ́ου
toû delphĭnĭ́ou 		τοῖν δελφῐνῐ́οιν
toîn delphĭnĭ́oin 		τῶν δελφῐνῐ́ων
tôn delphĭnĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ δελφῐνῐ́ῳ
tōî delphĭnĭ́ōi 		τοῖν δελφῐνῐ́οιν
toîn delphĭnĭ́oin 		τοῖς δελφῐνῐ́οις
toîs delphĭnĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ δελφῐ́νῐον
tò delphĭ́nĭon 		τὼ δελφῐνῐ́ω
tṑ delphĭnĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ δελφῐ́νῐᾰ
tằ delphĭ́nĭă
Vocative δελφῐ́νῐον
delphĭ́nĭon 		δελφῐνῐ́ω
delphĭnĭ́ō 		δελφῐ́νῐᾰ
delphĭ́nĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Delphinium

Further reading

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