ἡμικύκλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter form of ἡμῐκῠ́κλιος (hēmĭkŭ́klios, “semicircular”), or from ἡμι- (hēmi-, half) +‎ κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον • (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon) n (genitive ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (geometry) semicircle
  2. place for public entertainment or meeting
  3. semicircular seat, armchair
    Synonym: ἐπῐ́κλῐντρον (epĭ́klĭntron)
  4. semicircular dial
  5. semicircular base of a statue
  6. drum of a half-column
  7. (architecture) barrel vault
  8. theatrical machine described by Julius Pollux

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον; τοῦ ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον
tò hēmĭkŭ́klĭon 		τὼ ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω
tṑ hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ
tằ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Genitive τοῦ ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου
toû hēmĭkŭklĭ́ou 		τοῖν ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν
toîn hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin 		τῶν ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων
tôn hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ
tōî hēmĭkŭklĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν
toîn hēmĭkŭklĭ́oin 		τοῖς ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις
toîs hēmĭkŭklĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον
tò hēmĭkŭ́klĭon 		τὼ ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω
tṑ hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ
tằ hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Vocative ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον
hēmĭkŭ́klĭon 		ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω
hēmĭkŭklĭ́ō 		ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ
hēmĭkŭ́klĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: ημικύκλιο (imikýklio)
  • Latin: hēmicyclium

Further reading

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