στεῖνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στείνω (steínō, “to straiten, confine”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στεῖνος • (steînos) n (genitive στείνεος); third declension

  1. narrow, close or confined space
  2. (figuratively) straits, distress

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ στεῖνος; τοῦ στείνεος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ στεῖνος
tò steînos 		τὼ στείνεε
tṑ steínee 		τᾰ̀ στείνεᾰ
tằ steíneă
Genitive τοῦ στείνεος
toû steíneos 		τοῖν στεινέοιν
toîn steinéoin 		τῶν στεινέων
tôn steinéōn
Dative τῷ στείνεῐ̈
tōî steíneĭ̈ 		τοῖν στεινέοιν
toîn steinéoin 		τοῖς στείνεσῐ / στείνεσῐν
toîs steínesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ στεῖνος
tò steînos 		τὼ στείνεε
tṑ steínee 		τᾰ̀ στείνεᾰ
tằ steíneă
Vocative στεῖνος
steînos 		στείνεε
steínee 		στείνεᾰ
steíneă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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