πορνεῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”) +‎ -εῖον (-eîon).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πορνεῖον • (porneîon) n (genitive πορνείου); second declension

  1. brothel, whorehouse, bordello

Declension

Second declension of τὸ πορνεῖον; τοῦ πορνείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πορνεῖον
tò porneîon 		τὼ πορνείω
tṑ porneíō 		τᾰ̀ πορνεῖᾰ
tằ porneîă
Genitive τοῦ πορνείου
toû porneíou 		τοῖν πορνείοιν
toîn porneíoin 		τῶν πορνείων
tôn porneíōn
Dative τῷ πορνείῳ
tōî porneíōi 		τοῖν πορνείοιν
toîn porneíoin 		τοῖς πορνείοις
toîs porneíois
Accusative τὸ πορνεῖον
tò porneîon 		τὼ πορνείω
tṑ porneíō 		τᾰ̀ πορνεῖᾰ
tằ porneîă
Vocative πορνεῖον
porneîon 		πορνείω
porneíō 		πορνεῖᾰ
porneîă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: πορνείο (porneío)

Further reading

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