σχαδών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σχάδων (skhádōn)

Etymology

Perhaps from σχάζω (skházō, “to make an incision, let flow”), as is traditionally assumed, but the semantics of this etymology are vague.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σχᾰδών • (skhădṓn) f (genitive σχᾰδόνος); third declension

  1. larva of the bee or wasp
  2. breeding-cell of the larva
  3. honey-cell
  4. (in the plural) honeycomb
    Synonym: κηρίον (kēríon)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ σχᾰδών; τῆς σχᾰδόνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σχᾰδών
hē skhădṓn 		τὼ σχᾰδόνε
tṑ skhădóne 		αἱ σχᾰδόνες
hai skhădónes
Genitive τῆς σχᾰδόνος
tês skhădónos 		τοῖν σχᾰδόνοιν
toîn skhădónoin 		τῶν σχᾰδόνων
tôn skhădónōn
Dative τῇ σχᾰδόνῐ
tēî skhădónĭ 		τοῖν σχᾰδόνοιν
toîn skhădónoin 		ταῖς σχᾰδόσῐ / σχᾰδόσῐν
taîs skhădósĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν σχᾰδόνᾰ
tḕn skhădónă 		τὼ σχᾰδόνε
tṑ skhădóne 		τᾱ̀ς σχᾰδόνᾰς
tā̀s skhădónăs
Vocative σχᾰδών
skhădṓn 		σχᾰδόνε
skhădóne 		σχᾰδόνες
skhădónes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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