ἀναγκαῖον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀναγκαῖον • (anankaîon)

  1. inflection of ἀναγκαῖος (anankaîos):
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. masculine accusative singular

Noun

ἀναγκαῖον • (anankaîon) n (genitive ἀναγκαίου); second declension

  1. prison
    Synonyms: εἱρκτή (heirktḗ), δεσμωτήριον (desmōtḗrion), εἱργμός (heirgmós)
  2. (Byzantine) latrine, outhouse, toilet

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἀναγκαῖον; τοῦ ἀναγκαίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀναγκαῖον
tò anankaîon 		τὼ ἀναγκαίω
tṑ anankaíō 		τᾰ̀ ἀναγκαῖᾰ
tằ anankaîă
Genitive τοῦ ἀναγκαίου
toû anankaíou 		τοῖν ἀναγκαίοιν
toîn anankaíoin 		τῶν ἀναγκαίων
tôn anankaíōn
Dative τῷ ἀναγκαίῳ
tōî anankaíōi 		τοῖν ἀναγκαίοιν
toîn anankaíoin 		τοῖς ἀναγκαίοις
toîs anankaíois
Accusative τὸ ἀναγκαῖον
tò anankaîon 		τὼ ἀναγκαίω
tṑ anankaíō 		τᾰ̀ ἀναγκαῖᾰ
tằ anankaîă
Vocative ἀναγκαῖον
anankaîon 		ἀναγκαίω
anankaíō 		ἀναγκαῖᾰ
anankaîă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: anancaeum
  • → Latin: anangeon

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