μελάνθιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέλας (mélas, “black”) +‎ ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μελᾰ́νθῐον • (melắnthĭon) n (genitive μελᾰνθῐ́ου); second declension

  1. black cumin (Nigella sativa)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον; τοῦ μελᾰνθῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον
tò melắnthĭon 		τὼ μελᾰνθῐ́ω
tṑ melănthĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ
tằ melắnthĭă
Genitive τοῦ μελᾰνθῐ́ου
toû melănthĭ́ou 		τοῖν μελᾰνθῐ́οιν
toîn melănthĭ́oin 		τῶν μελᾰνθῐ́ων
tôn melănthĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ μελᾰνθῐ́ῳ
tōî melănthĭ́ōi 		τοῖν μελᾰνθῐ́οιν
toîn melănthĭ́oin 		τοῖς μελᾰνθῐ́οις
toîs melănthĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον
tò melắnthĭon 		τὼ μελᾰνθῐ́ω
tṑ melănthĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ
tằ melắnthĭă
Vocative μελᾰ́νθῐον
melắnthĭon 		μελᾰνθῐ́ω
melănthĭ́ō 		μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ
melắnthĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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