μάλδακον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Furnée thinks it is a Semitic loan standing for *μαδαλκον (*madalkon), and compares בְּדֹלַח (bdólakh) and Akkadian 𒁉𒁺𒌨𒄷 (bidurḫu).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰ́λδᾰκον • (mắldăkon) n (genitive μᾰλδᾰ́κου); second declension

  1. bdellium
    Synonyms: βδέλλῐον (bdéllĭon), βλόχον (blókhon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μᾰ́λδᾰκον; τοῦ μᾰλδᾰ́κου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μᾰ́λδᾰκον
tò mắldăkon 		τὼ μᾰλδᾰ́κω
tṑ măldắkō 		τᾰ̀ μᾰ́λδᾰκᾰ
tằ mắldăkă
Genitive τοῦ μᾰλδᾰ́κου
toû măldắkou 		τοῖν μᾰλδᾰ́κοιν
toîn măldắkoin 		τῶν μᾰλδᾰ́κων
tôn măldắkōn
Dative τῷ μᾰλδᾰ́κῳ
tōî măldắkōi 		τοῖν μᾰλδᾰ́κοιν
toîn măldắkoin 		τοῖς μᾰλδᾰ́κοις
toîs măldắkois
Accusative τὸ μᾰ́λδᾰκον
tò mắldăkon 		τὼ μᾰλδᾰ́κω
tṑ măldắkō 		τᾰ̀ μᾰ́λδᾰκᾰ
tằ mắldăkă
Vocative μᾰ́λδᾰκον
mắldăkon 		μᾰλδᾰ́κω
măldắkō 		μᾰ́λδᾰκᾰ
mắldăkă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: maldacon

Further reading

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