κερκίων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Α suffix -ίων (-íōn) is found in other animal names, like ἀκανθίων (akanthíōn, “hedgehog”) and πορφυρίων (porphuríōn, “swamphen”). Frisk derives it from κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”), because this bird wags its tail.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ker.kí.ɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kerˈki.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cerˈci.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cerˈci.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /cerˈci.on/

Noun

κερκῐ́ων • (kerkĭ́ōn) m (genitive κερκῐ́ονος); third declension

common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ κερκῐ́ων; τοῦ κερκῐ́ονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κερκῐ́ων ho kerkĭ́ōn	τὼ κερκῐ́ονε tṑ kerkĭ́one	οἱ κερκῐ́ονες hoi kerkĭ́ones
Genitive	τοῦ κερκῐ́ονος toû kerkĭ́onos	τοῖν κερκῐόνοιν toîn kerkĭónoin	τῶν κερκῐόνων tôn kerkĭónōn
Dative	τῷ κερκῐ́ονῐ tōî kerkĭ́onĭ	τοῖν κερκῐόνοιν toîn kerkĭónoin	τοῖς κερκῐ́οσῐ / κερκῐ́οσῐν toîs kerkĭ́osĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν κερκῐ́ονᾰ tòn kerkĭ́onă	τὼ κερκῐ́ονε tṑ kerkĭ́one	τοὺς κερκῐ́ονᾰς toùs kerkĭ́onăs
Vocative	κερκῐ́ον kerkĭ́on	κερκῐ́ονε kerkĭ́one	κερκῐ́ονες kerkĭ́ones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

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