σέσιλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unexplained. Probably related to σέμελος (sémelos, “snail”) and perhaps both of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σέσῑλος • (sésīlos) m (genitive σεσῑ́λου); second declension

  1. land snail
    Synonyms: κόχλος (kókhlos), στρόμβος (strómbos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σέσῑλος; τοῦ σεσῑ́λου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σέσῑλος
ho sésīlos 		τὼ σεσῑ́λω
tṑ sesī́lō 		οἱ σέσῑλοι
hoi sésīloi
Genitive τοῦ σεσῑ́λου
toû sesī́lou 		τοῖν σεσῑ́λοιν
toîn sesī́loin 		τῶν σεσῑ́λων
tôn sesī́lōn
Dative τῷ σεσῑ́λῳ
tōî sesī́lōi 		τοῖν σεσῑ́λοιν
toîn sesī́loin 		τοῖς σεσῑ́λοις
toîs sesī́lois
Accusative τὸν σέσῑλον
tòn sésīlon 		τὼ σεσῑ́λω
tṑ sesī́lō 		τοὺς σεσῑ́λους
toùs sesī́lous
Vocative σέσῑλε
sésīle 		σεσῑ́λω
sesī́lō 		σέσῑλοι
sésīloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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