ἀγγεῖον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ἄγγος (ángos, “vessel”) +‎ -εῖον (-eîon).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ἀγγεῖον • (angeîon) n (genitive ᾰ̓γγείου); second declension

    1. vessel, jar, vase, pail, bucket, box
    2. receptacle, reservoir
    3. coffin, sarcophagus
    4. cavity (of a body)
      1. lung
      2. capsule (of plants)
      3. (later Greek) body

    Declension

    Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓γγεῖον; τοῦ ᾰ̓γγείου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓γγεῖον
    tò ăngeîon     		τὼ ᾰ̓γγείω
    tṑ ăngeíō     		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓γγεῖᾰ
    tằ ăngeîă
    Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓γγείου
    toû ăngeíou     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γγείοιν
    toîn ăngeíoin     		τῶν ᾰ̓γγείων
    tôn ăngeíōn
    Dative τῷ ᾰ̓γγείῳ
    tōî ăngeíōi     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γγείοιν
    toîn ăngeíoin     		τοῖς ᾰ̓γγείοις
    toîs ăngeíois
    Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓γγεῖον
    tò ăngeîon     		τὼ ᾰ̓γγείω
    tṑ ăngeíō     		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓γγεῖᾰ
    tằ ăngeîă
    Vocative ᾰ̓γγεῖον
    ăngeîon     		ᾰ̓γγείω
    ăngeíō     		ᾰ̓γγεῖᾰ
    ăngeîă
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Descendants

    • → Greek: αγγείο n (angeío, “vessel, pot, jar”) (learned)

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