χελωνάριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χελώνη (khelṓnē, “tortoise”) +‎ -ᾰ́ρῐον (-ắrĭon, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χελωνᾰ́ρῐον • (khelōnắrĭon) n (genitive χελωνᾰρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. inferior tortoise-shell
  2. tailpiece, of the stand of a torsion-engine

Declension

Second declension of τὸ χελωνᾰ́ρῐον; τοῦ χελωνᾰρῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ χελωνᾰ́ρῐον
tò khelōnắrĭon 		τὼ χελωνᾰρῐ́ω
tṑ khelōnărĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ χελωνᾰ́ρῐᾰ
tằ khelōnắrĭă
Genitive τοῦ χελωνᾰρῐ́ου
toû khelōnărĭ́ou 		τοῖν χελωνᾰρῐ́οιν
toîn khelōnărĭ́oin 		τῶν χελωνᾰρῐ́ων
tôn khelōnărĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ χελωνᾰρῐ́ῳ
tōî khelōnărĭ́ōi 		τοῖν χελωνᾰρῐ́οιν
toîn khelōnărĭ́oin 		τοῖς χελωνᾰρῐ́οις
toîs khelōnărĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ χελωνᾰ́ρῐον
tò khelōnắrĭon 		τὼ χελωνᾰρῐ́ω
tṑ khelōnărĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ χελωνᾰ́ρῐᾰ
tằ khelōnắrĭă
Vocative χελωνᾰ́ρῐον
khelōnắrĭon 		χελωνᾰρῐ́ω
khelōnărĭ́ō 		χελωνᾰ́ρῐᾰ
khelōnắrĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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