ἐγκώμιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Substantivized neuter of ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐγκώμῐον • (enkṓmĭon) n (genitive ἐγκωμῐ́ου); second declension

  1. a laudatory ode, a praise, a eulogy

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἐγκώμῐον; τοῦ ἐγκωμῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἐγκώμῐον
tò enkṓmĭon 		τὼ ἐγκωμῐ́ω
tṑ enkōmĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἐγκώμῐᾰ
tằ enkṓmĭă
Genitive τοῦ ἐγκωμῐ́ου
toû enkōmĭ́ou 		τοῖν ἐγκωμῐ́οιν
toîn enkōmĭ́oin 		τῶν ἐγκωμῐ́ων
tôn enkōmĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ἐγκωμῐ́ῳ
tōî enkōmĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ἐγκωμῐ́οιν
toîn enkōmĭ́oin 		τοῖς ἐγκωμῐ́οις
toîs enkōmĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ἐγκώμῐον
tò enkṓmĭon 		τὼ ἐγκωμῐ́ω
tṑ enkōmĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἐγκώμῐᾰ
tằ enkṓmĭă
Vocative ἐγκώμῐον
enkṓmĭon 		ἐγκωμῐ́ω
enkōmĭ́ō 		ἐγκώμῐᾰ
enkṓmĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: εγκώμιο (egkómio)
  • → Latin: encōmium (see there for further descendants)

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