ψάκαλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ψαίκαλον (psaíkalon)

Etymology

From ψακάς (psakás, “drop”). The same metaphor is found with δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) and ἕρση (hérsē, “dew”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ψάκᾰλον • (psákălon) n (genitive ψᾰκάλου); second declension

  1. new-born animal

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ψᾰ́κᾰλον; τοῦ ψᾰκᾰ́λου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ψᾰ́κᾰλον
tò psắkălon 		τὼ ψᾰκᾰ́λω
tṑ psăkắlō 		τᾰ̀ ψᾰ́κᾰλᾰ
tằ psắkălă
Genitive τοῦ ψᾰκᾰ́λου
toû psăkắlou 		τοῖν ψᾰκᾰ́λοιν
toîn psăkắloin 		τῶν ψᾰκᾰ́λων
tôn psăkắlōn
Dative τῷ ψᾰκᾰ́λῳ
tōî psăkắlōi 		τοῖν ψᾰκᾰ́λοιν
toîn psăkắloin 		τοῖς ψᾰκᾰ́λοις
toîs psăkắlois
Accusative τὸ ψᾰ́κᾰλον
tò psắkălon 		τὼ ψᾰκᾰ́λω
tṑ psăkắlō 		τᾰ̀ ψᾰ́κᾰλᾰ
tằ psắkălă
Vocative ψᾰ́κᾰλον
psắkălon 		ψᾰκᾰ́λω
psăkắlō 		ψᾰ́κᾰλᾰ
psắkălă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ψᾰκᾰλοῦχος (psăkăloûkhos)

Further reading

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