σάρδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Σάρδεις (Sárdeis, “Sardis”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), because it was its place of origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰ́ρδῐον • (sắrdĭon) n (genitive σᾰρδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (mineralogy) sardine, carnelian, used also as a seal

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σᾰ́ρδῐον; τοῦ σᾰρδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σᾰ́ρδῐον
tò sắrdĭon 		τὼ σᾰρδῐ́ω
tṑ sărdĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ σᾰ́ρδῐᾰ
tằ sắrdĭă
Genitive τοῦ σᾰρδῐ́ου
toû sărdĭ́ou 		τοῖν σᾰρδῐ́οιν
toîn sărdĭ́oin 		τῶν σᾰρδῐ́ων
tôn sărdĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ σᾰρδῐ́ῳ
tōî sărdĭ́ōi 		τοῖν σᾰρδῐ́οιν
toîn sărdĭ́oin 		τοῖς σᾰρδῐ́οις
toîs sărdĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ σᾰ́ρδῐον
tò sắrdĭon 		τὼ σᾰρδῐ́ω
tṑ sărdĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ σᾰ́ρδῐᾰ
tằ sắrdĭă
Vocative σᾰ́ρδῐον
sắrdĭon 		σᾰρδῐ́ω
sărdĭ́ō 		σᾰ́ρδῐᾰ
sắrdĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Armenian: սարդիոն (sardion)
  • → Old Georgian: სარდიონი (sardioni)

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