πιθήκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐθήκῐον • (pĭthḗkĭon) n (genitive πῐθηκῐ́ου); second declension

  1. pithecium, little ape
  2. weight hung between two ships coupled for carrying engines of war
  3. calf's snout (Antirrhinum orontium)
    Synonyms: ἀνᾰ́ρρῑνον (anắrrhīnon), ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον (antĭ́rrhīnon), βουκρᾱ́νῐον (boukrā́nĭon), κῠνοκεφᾰ́λῐον (kŭnokephắlĭon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ πῐθήκῐον; τοῦ πῐθηκῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πῐθήκῐον
tò pĭthḗkĭon 		τὼ πῐθηκῐ́ω
tṑ pĭthēkĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ πῐθήκῐᾰ
tằ pĭthḗkĭă
Genitive τοῦ πῐθηκῐ́ου
toû pĭthēkĭ́ou 		τοῖν πῐθηκῐ́οιν
toîn pĭthēkĭ́oin 		τῶν πῐθηκῐ́ων
tôn pĭthēkĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ πῐθηκῐ́ῳ
tōî pĭthēkĭ́ōi 		τοῖν πῐθηκῐ́οιν
toîn pĭthēkĭ́oin 		τοῖς πῐθηκῐ́οις
toîs pĭthēkĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ πῐθήκῐον
tò pĭthḗkĭon 		τὼ πῐθηκῐ́ω
tṑ pĭthēkĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ πῐθήκῐᾰ
tằ pĭthḗkĭă
Vocative πῐθήκῐον
pĭthḗkĭon 		πῐθηκῐ́ω
pĭthēkĭ́ō 		πῐθήκῐᾰ
pĭthḗkĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: pithēcium

Further reading

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