κλανίον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κλάλιον (klálion), κλάνιον (klánion)

Etymology

Connection with κλάω (kláō) seems improbable, in spite of κλαστός (klastós, “frizzly head”), ἐγκλαστρίδια (enklastrídia, “earring”). Maybe related to χλανίαι (khlaníai, “garment”) and χλανίτιδες (khlanítides, “necklaces”); if so, the variation between voiceless and aspirate shows the Pre-Greek origin of the word. Furnée further compares πλανίς (planís, “golden headband of the bride”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kla.ní.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /klaˈni.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /klaˈni.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /klaˈni.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /klaˈni.on/

Noun

κλανίον • (klaníon) n (genitive κλανίου); second declension

bracelet
Synonym: ψέλιον (psélion)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κλανῐ́ον; τοῦ κλανῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κλανῐ́ον tò klanĭ́on	τὼ κλανῐ́ω tṑ klanĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ κλανῐ́ᾰ tằ klanĭ́ă
Genitive	τοῦ κλανῐ́ου toû klanĭ́ou	τοῖν κλανῐ́οιν toîn klanĭ́oin	τῶν κλανῐ́ων tôn klanĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ κλανῐ́ῳ tōî klanĭ́ōi	τοῖν κλανῐ́οιν toîn klanĭ́oin	τοῖς κλανῐ́οις toîs klanĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ κλανῐ́ον tò klanĭ́on	τὼ κλανῐ́ω tṑ klanĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ κλανῐ́ᾰ tằ klanĭ́ă
Vocative	κλανῐ́ον klanĭ́on	κλανῐ́ω klanĭ́ō	κλανῐ́ᾰ klanĭ́ă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Classical Syriac: ܐܩܠܢܐ ('aqlānā)