ἀσπίδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀσπῐ́δῐον • (aspĭ́dĭon) n (genitive ἀσπῐδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. small shield
  2. part of the prow of a ship
  3. saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus)
    Synonym: ἀτρᾰκτῠλῐ́ς (atrăktŭlĭ́s)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἀσπῐ́δῐον; τοῦ ἀσπῐδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀσπῐ́δῐον
tò aspĭ́dĭon 		τὼ ἀσπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ aspĭdĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἀσπῐ́δῐᾰ
tằ aspĭ́dĭă
Genitive τοῦ ἀσπῐδῐ́ου
toû aspĭdĭ́ou 		τοῖν ἀσπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn aspĭdĭ́oin 		τῶν ἀσπῐδῐ́ων
tôn aspĭdĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ἀσπῐδῐ́ῳ
tōî aspĭdĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ἀσπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn aspĭdĭ́oin 		τοῖς ἀσπῐδῐ́οις
toîs aspĭdĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ἀσπῐ́δῐον
tò aspĭ́dĭon 		τὼ ἀσπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ aspĭdĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἀσπῐ́δῐᾰ
tằ aspĭ́dĭă
Vocative ἀσπῐ́δῐον
aspĭ́dĭon 		ἀσπῐδῐ́ω
aspĭdĭ́ō 		ἀσπῐ́δῐᾰ
aspĭ́dĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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