σίαλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. According to Beekes, probably an onomatopoeic word. Compare Latin salīva.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σίᾰλον • (síălon) n (genitive σῐάλου); second declension

  1. spittle, saliva
  2. synovial fluid

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σῐ́ᾰλον; τοῦ σῐᾰ́λου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σῐ́ᾰλον
tò sĭ́ălon 		τὼ σῐᾰ́λω
tṑ sĭắlō 		τᾰ̀ σῐ́ᾰλᾰ
tằ sĭ́ălă
Genitive τοῦ σῐᾰ́λου
toû sĭắlou 		τοῖν σῐᾰ́λοιν
toîn sĭắloin 		τῶν σῐᾰ́λων
tôn sĭắlōn
Dative τῷ σῐᾰ́λῳ
tōî sĭắlōi 		τοῖν σῐᾰ́λοιν
toîn sĭắloin 		τοῖς σῐᾰ́λοις
toîs sĭắlois
Accusative τὸ σῐ́ᾰλον
tò sĭ́ălon 		τὼ σῐᾰ́λω
tṑ sĭắlō 		τᾰ̀ σῐ́ᾰλᾰ
tằ sĭ́ălă
Vocative σῐ́ᾰλον
sĭ́ălon 		σῐᾰ́λω
sĭắlō 		σῐ́ᾰλᾰ
sĭ́ălă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σιαλίζω (sialízō)
  • σιαλίς (sialís)
  • σιαλισμός (sialismós)
  • σιαλιστήριον (sialistḗrion)
  • σιαλοποιός (sialopoiós)
  • σιαλώδης (sialṓdēs)

Further reading

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