ναυάγιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ναυήγιον (nauḗgion) Ionic

Etymology

From ναῦς (naûs, ship) + ἄγνῡμι (ágnūmi, to break, shatter).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ναυᾱ́γῐον • (nauā́gion) n (genitive ναυᾱγίου); second declension

  1. a piece of wreck
  2. (Koine) shipwreck
    Synonym: ναυᾱγίᾱ (nauāgíā)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ναυᾱγίᾱ (nauāgíā)

Descendants

  • Greek: ναυάγιο (navágio)

Further reading

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