περικάρπιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περῐ- (perĭ-, around) +‎ καρπός (karpós, “fruit”, diminutive suffix) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον • (perĭkắrpĭon) n (genitive περῐκᾰρπῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (botany) case of fruit or seed, pod, husk or shell
  2. bracelet

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον; τοῦ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον
tò perĭkắrpĭon 		τὼ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ω
tṑ perĭkărpĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐᾰ
tằ perĭkắrpĭă
Genitive τοῦ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ου
toû perĭkărpĭ́ou 		τοῖν περῐκᾰρπῐ́οιν
toîn perĭkărpĭ́oin 		τῶν περῐκᾰρπῐ́ων
tôn perĭkărpĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ῳ
tōî perĭkărpĭ́ōi 		τοῖν περῐκᾰρπῐ́οιν
toîn perĭkărpĭ́oin 		τοῖς περῐκᾰρπῐ́οις
toîs perĭkărpĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον
tò perĭkắrpĭon 		τὼ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ω
tṑ perĭkărpĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐᾰ
tằ perĭkắrpĭă
Vocative περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον
perĭkắrpĭon 		περῐκᾰρπῐ́ω
perĭkărpĭ́ō 		περῐκᾰ́ρπῐᾰ
perĭkắrpĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • περικαρπιάκανθος (perikarpiákanthos)

Descendants

  • → Greek: περικάρπιο (perikárpio) (learned)
  • → Latin: pericarpium

Further reading

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