ἄγκιστρον

Ancient Greek

From ἄγκος (ánkos, “bend”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).^[1]

ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον • (ắnkĭstron) n (genitive ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρου); second declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον; τοῦ ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον tò ắnkĭstron	τὼ ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρω tṑ ănkĭ́strō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκῐστρᾰ tằ ắnkĭstră
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρου toû ănkĭ́strou	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκῐ́στροιν toîn ănkĭ́stroin	τῶν ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρων tôn ănkĭ́strōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρῳ tōî ănkĭ́strōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓γκῐ́στροιν toîn ănkĭ́stroin	τοῖς ᾰ̓γκῐ́στροις toîs ănkĭ́strois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον tò ắnkĭstron	τὼ ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρω tṑ ănkĭ́strō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γκῐστρᾰ tằ ắnkĭstră
Vocative	ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον ắnkĭstron	ᾰ̓γκῐ́στρω ănkĭ́strō	ᾰ̓́γκῐστρᾰ ắnkĭstră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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- barb idem, page 62.
- fish-hook idem, page 323.
- hook idem, page 405.