λάγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unexplained. Furnée compares λήκυθος (lḗkuthos, “oil flask, lekythos”), but this is uncertain. Kronasser compares Akkadian 𒂁𒆷𒄩𒀭 (DUG.LA.ḪA.AN /⁠laḫannu⁠/, “flask, bottle”), itself derived from Sumerian 𒂁𒆷𒄩𒀭𒁍𒁕 (dug.la.ḫa.an.gid₂.da /⁠laḫangiddû⁠/, “beer jug”). Perhaps from the same Pre-Greek source of λάγῡνος (lágūnos, “flask”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lá.ɡi.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡi.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ʝi.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ʝi.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ʝi.on/

Noun

λᾰ́γῐον • (lắgĭon) n (genitive λᾰγῐ́ου); second declension

kind of cup or vase

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ λᾰ́γῐον; τοῦ λᾰγῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ λᾰ́γῐον tò lắgĭon	τὼ λᾰγῐ́ω tṑ lăgĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ λᾰ́γῐᾰ tằ lắgĭă
Genitive	τοῦ λᾰγῐ́ου toû lăgĭ́ou	τοῖν λᾰγῐ́οιν toîn lăgĭ́oin	τῶν λᾰγῐ́ων tôn lăgĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ λᾰγῐ́ῳ tōî lăgĭ́ōi	τοῖν λᾰγῐ́οιν toîn lăgĭ́oin	τοῖς λᾰγῐ́οις toîs lăgĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ λᾰ́γῐον tò lắgĭon	τὼ λᾰγῐ́ω tṑ lăgĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ λᾰ́γῐᾰ tằ lắgĭă
Vocative	λᾰ́γῐον lắgĭon	λᾰγῐ́ω lăgĭ́ō	λᾰ́γῐᾰ lắgĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

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