πτερύγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), thus literally “winglet”.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πτερύγῐον • (pterúgĭon) n (genitive πτερῠγίου); second declension

  1. fin (limb of a fish etc.)
  2. (architecture) pinnacle (upright member)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ πτερῠ́γῐον; τοῦ πτερῠγῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πτερῠ́γῐον
tò pterŭ́gĭon 		τὼ πτερῠγῐ́ω
tṑ pterŭgĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ πτερῠ́γῐᾰ
tằ pterŭ́gĭă
Genitive τοῦ πτερῠγῐ́ου
toû pterŭgĭ́ou 		τοῖν πτερῠγῐ́οιν
toîn pterŭgĭ́oin 		τῶν πτερῠγῐ́ων
tôn pterŭgĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ πτερῠγῐ́ῳ
tōî pterŭgĭ́ōi 		τοῖν πτερῠγῐ́οιν
toîn pterŭgĭ́oin 		τοῖς πτερῠγῐ́οις
toîs pterŭgĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ πτερῠ́γῐον
tò pterŭ́gĭon 		τὼ πτερῠγῐ́ω
tṑ pterŭgĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ πτερῠ́γῐᾰ
tằ pterŭ́gĭă
Vocative πτερῠ́γῐον
pterŭ́gĭon 		πτερῠγῐ́ω
pterŭgĭ́ō 		πτερῠ́γῐᾰ
pterŭ́gĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: πτερύγιο (pterýgio)
  • → Latin: pterygium
  • → Classical Syriac: ܟܢܦܐ (semantic loan)

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