ἄγγουρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Plant names are generally of substrate origin, so a Pre-Greek borrowing is conceivable; this is corroborated by the presence of -γγ- (-ng-) and the suffix -ουρο- (-ouro-).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /áŋ.ɡuː.ron/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡu.ron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡu.ron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡu.ron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡu.ron/

Noun

ᾰ̓́γγουρον • (ắngouron) n (genitive ᾰ̓γγούρου); second declension

(botany) cucumber

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γγουρον; τοῦ ᾰ̓γγούρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγουρον tò ắngouron	τὼ ᾰ̓γγούρω tṑ ăngoúrō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγουρᾰ tằ ắngoură
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓γγούρου toû ăngoúrou	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγούροιν toîn ăngoúroin	τῶν ᾰ̓γγούρων tôn ăngoúrōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓γγούρῳ tōî ăngoúrōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓γγούροιν toîn ăngoúroin	τοῖς ᾰ̓γγούροις toîs ăngoúrois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γγουρον tò ắngouron	τὼ ᾰ̓γγούρω tṑ ăngoúrō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγουρᾰ tằ ắngoură
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γγουρον ắngouron	ᾰ̓γγούρω ăngoúrō	ᾰ̓́γγουρᾰ ắngoură
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓γγουρέᾱ f (ăngouréā)
ᾰ̓γγούρῐον (ăngoúrĭon)
ᾰ̓γγουρόσπορος m (ăngourósporos, “seed of cucumber”)