σύκινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sy̌ː.ki.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ki.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ci.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ci.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ci.nos/

Adjective

σῡ́κῐνος • (sū́kĭnos) m (feminine σῡκῐ́νη, neuter σῡ́κῐνον); first/second declension

of the fig tree
(figuratively) worthless, futile, useless, good-for-nothing (because its wood was proverbially cheap and useless)
of figs

Inflection

First and second declension of σῡ́κῐνος; σῡκῐ́νη; σῡ́κῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σῡ́κῐνος sū́kĭnos	σῡκῐ́νη sūkĭ́nē	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kĭnon	σῡκῐ́νω sūkĭ́nō	σῡκῐ́νᾱ sūkĭ́nā	σῡκῐ́νω sūkĭ́nō	σῡ́κῐνοι sū́kĭnoi	σῡ́κῐναι sū́kĭnai	σῡ́κῐνᾰ sū́kĭnă
Genitive	σῡκῐ́νου sūkĭ́nou	σῡκῐ́νης sūkĭ́nēs	σῡκῐ́νου sūkĭ́nou	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkĭ́noin	σῡκῐ́ναιν sūkĭ́nain	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkĭ́noin	σῡκῐ́νων sūkĭ́nōn	σῡκῐ́νων sūkĭ́nōn	σῡκῐ́νων sūkĭ́nōn
Dative	σῡκῐ́νῳ sūkĭ́nōi	σῡκῐ́νῃ sūkĭ́nēi	σῡκῐ́νῳ sūkĭ́nōi	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkĭ́noin	σῡκῐ́ναιν sūkĭ́nain	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkĭ́noin	σῡκῐ́νοις sūkĭ́nois	σῡκῐ́ναις sūkĭ́nais	σῡκῐ́νοις sūkĭ́nois
Accusative	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kĭnon	σῡκῐ́νην sūkĭ́nēn	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kĭnon	σῡκῐ́νω sūkĭ́nō	σῡκῐ́νᾱ sūkĭ́nā	σῡκῐ́νω sūkĭ́nō	σῡκῐ́νους sūkĭ́nous	σῡκῐ́νᾱς sūkĭ́nās	σῡ́κῐνᾰ sū́kĭnă
Vocative	σῡ́κῐνε sū́kĭne	σῡκῐ́νη sūkĭ́nē	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kĭnon	σῡκῐ́νω sūkĭ́nō	σῡκῐ́νᾱ sūkĭ́nā	σῡκῐ́νω sūkĭ́nō	σῡ́κῐνοι sū́kĭnoi	σῡ́κῐναι sū́kĭnai	σῡ́κῐνᾰ sū́kĭnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σῡκῐ́νως sūkĭ́nōs			σῡκῐνώτερος sūkĭnṓteros			σῡκῐνώτᾰτος sūkĭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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