σίγλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σίκλος (síklos)

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σίγλος • (síglos) m (genitive σίγλου); second declension

  1. shekel, an ancient unit of weight
  2. shekel, a currency used in ancient Israel
  3. earring

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σῐ́γλος; τοῦ σῐ́γλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σῐ́γλος
ho sĭ́glos 		τὼ σῐ́γλω
tṑ sĭ́glō 		οἱ σῐ́γλοι
hoi sĭ́gloi
Genitive τοῦ σῐ́γλου
toû sĭ́glou 		τοῖν σῐ́γλοιν
toîn sĭ́gloin 		τῶν σῐ́γλων
tôn sĭ́glōn
Dative τῷ σῐ́γλῳ
tōî sĭ́glōi 		τοῖν σῐ́γλοιν
toîn sĭ́gloin 		τοῖς σῐ́γλοις
toîs sĭ́glois
Accusative τὸν σῐ́γλον
tòn sĭ́glon 		τὼ σῐ́γλω
tṑ sĭ́glō 		τοὺς σῐ́γλους
toùs sĭ́glous
Vocative σῐ́γλε
sĭ́gle 		σῐ́γλω
sĭ́glō 		σῐ́γλοι
sĭ́gloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σιγλοφόρος (siglophóros)

Descendants

  • → Latin: siclus (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Georgian: სიკლაჲ (siḳlay)

Further reading

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