λεπίδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λεπῐ́δῐον • (lepĭ́dĭon) n (genitive λεπῐδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. small plate, capsule, used to close a tube
  2. pepperwort (Lepidium latifolium)
    Synonym: γῐγγῐ́δῐον (gĭngĭ́dĭon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ λεπῐ́δῐον; τοῦ λεπῐδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ λεπῐ́δῐον
tò lepĭ́dĭon 		τὼ λεπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ lepĭdĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ λεπῐ́δῐᾰ
tằ lepĭ́dĭă
Genitive τοῦ λεπῐδῐ́ου
toû lepĭdĭ́ou 		τοῖν λεπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn lepĭdĭ́oin 		τῶν λεπῐδῐ́ων
tôn lepĭdĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ λεπῐδῐ́ῳ
tōî lepĭdĭ́ōi 		τοῖν λεπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn lepĭdĭ́oin 		τοῖς λεπῐδῐ́οις
toîs lepĭdĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ λεπῐ́δῐον
tò lepĭ́dĭon 		τὼ λεπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ lepĭdĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ λεπῐ́δῐᾰ
tằ lepĭ́dĭă
Vocative λεπῐ́δῐον
lepĭ́dĭon 		λεπῐδῐ́ω
lepĭdĭ́ō 		λεπῐ́δῐᾰ
lepĭ́dĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: lepidium

Further reading

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