ξυλοσπόγγιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • *ξῠλοσφόγγῐον (*xŭlosphóngĭon)

Etymology

From ξῠλόσπογγος (xŭlóspongos, “xylospongium”) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, ξῠλο- (xŭlo-) +‎ σπογγῐ́ον (spongĭ́on).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξῠλοσπόγγῐον • (xŭlospóngĭon) n (genitive ξῠλοσπόγγῐου); second declension

  1. xylospongium (a Greek and Roman utensil consisting of a sea sponge fixed to the end of a wooden stick, typically thought to have been used for anal hygiene or as a toilet brush)
    Synonym: ξῠλόσπογγος (xŭlóspongos)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ξῠλοσπόγγῐον; τοῦ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ξῠλοσπόγγῐον
tò xŭlospóngĭon 		τὼ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ω
tṑ xŭlospongĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ξῠλοσπόγγῐᾰ
tằ xŭlospóngĭă
Genitive τοῦ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ου
toû xŭlospongĭ́ou 		τοῖν ξῠλοσπογγῐ́οιν
toîn xŭlospongĭ́oin 		τῶν ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ων
tôn xŭlospongĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ῳ
tōî xŭlospongĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ξῠλοσπογγῐ́οιν
toîn xŭlospongĭ́oin 		τοῖς ξῠλοσπογγῐ́οις
toîs xŭlospongĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ξῠλοσπόγγῐον
tò xŭlospóngĭon 		τὼ ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ω
tṑ xŭlospongĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ξῠλοσπόγγῐᾰ
tằ xŭlospóngĭă
Vocative ξῠλοσπόγγῐον
xŭlospóngĭon 		ξῠλοσπογγῐ́ω
xŭlospongĭ́ō 		ξῠλοσπόγγῐᾰ
xŭlospóngĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: xylospongium, xylosphongium
    • → English: xylospongium

Further reading

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