μηκώνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μηκώνῐον • (mēkṓnĭon) n (genitive μηκώνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. opium
  2. meconium, discharge from the bowels of new-born children

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μηκώνῐον; τοῦ μηκωνῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μηκώνῐον
tò mēkṓnĭon 		τὼ μηκωνῐ́ω
tṑ mēkōnĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ μηκώνῐᾰ
tằ mēkṓnĭă
Genitive τοῦ μηκωνῐ́ου
toû mēkōnĭ́ou 		τοῖν μηκωνῐ́οιν
toîn mēkōnĭ́oin 		τῶν μηκωνῐ́ων
tôn mēkōnĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ μηκωνῐ́ῳ
tōî mēkōnĭ́ōi 		τοῖν μηκωνῐ́οιν
toîn mēkōnĭ́oin 		τοῖς μηκωνῐ́οις
toîs mēkōnĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ μηκώνῐον
tò mēkṓnĭon 		τὼ μηκωνῐ́ω
tṑ mēkōnĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ μηκώνῐᾰ
tằ mēkṓnĭă
Vocative μηκώνῐον
mēkṓnĭon 		μηκωνῐ́ω
mēkōnĭ́ō 		μηκώνῐᾰ
mēkṓnĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: mēcōnium

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