ἀλφάδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄλφα (álpha, “square”) +‎ -δῐον (-dĭon, diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀλφᾰ́δῐον • (alphắdĭon) n (genitive ἀλφᾰδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. carpenter's square
    Synonym: στάθμη (státhmē)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἀλφᾰ́δῐον; τοῦ ἀλφᾰδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀλφᾰ́δῐον
tò alphắdĭon 		τὼ ἀλφᾰδῐ́ω
tṑ alphădĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἀλφᾰ́δῐᾰ
tằ alphắdĭă
Genitive τοῦ ἀλφᾰδῐ́ου
toû alphădĭ́ou 		τοῖν ἀλφᾰδῐ́οιν
toîn alphădĭ́oin 		τῶν ἀλφᾰδῐ́ων
tôn alphădĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ἀλφᾰδῐ́ῳ
tōî alphădĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ἀλφᾰδῐ́οιν
toîn alphădĭ́oin 		τοῖς ἀλφᾰδῐ́οις
toîs alphădĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ἀλφᾰ́δῐον
tò alphắdĭon 		τὼ ἀλφᾰδῐ́ω
tṑ alphădĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἀλφᾰ́δῐᾰ
tằ alphắdĭă
Vocative ἀλφᾰ́δῐον
alphắdĭon 		ἀλφᾰδῐ́ω
alphădĭ́ō 		ἀλφᾰ́δῐᾰ
alphắdĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: αλφάδι (alfádi)

Further reading

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