πιθήκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πῐθήκῐον • (pithḗkion) n (genitive πῐθηκῐ́ου); second declension

  1. pithecium, little ape
  2. weight hung between two ships coupled for carrying engines of war
  3. calf's snout (Antirrhinum orontium)
    Synonyms: ἀνᾰ́ρρῑνον (anárrhīnon), ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον (antírrhīnon), βουκρᾱ́νῐον (boukrā́nion), κῠνοκεφᾰ́λῐον (kunokephálion)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ πῐθήκῐον; τοῦ πῐθηκῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πῐθήκῐον
tò pithḗkion		 τὼ πῐθηκῐ́ω
tṑ pithēkíō		 τᾰ̀ πῐθήκῐᾰ
tà pithḗkia
Genitive τοῦ πῐθηκῐ́ου
toû pithēkíou		 τοῖν πῐθηκῐ́οιν
toîn pithēkíoin		 τῶν πῐθηκῐ́ων
tôn pithēkíōn
Dative τῷ πῐθηκῐ́ῳ
tôi pithēkíōi		 τοῖν πῐθηκῐ́οιν
toîn pithēkíoin		 τοῖς πῐθηκῐ́οις
toîs pithēkíois
Accusative τὸ πῐθήκῐον
tò pithḗkion		 τὼ πῐθηκῐ́ω
tṑ pithēkíō		 τᾰ̀ πῐθήκῐᾰ
tà pithḗkia
Vocative πῐθήκῐον
pithḗkion		 πῐθηκῐ́ω
pithēkíō		 πῐθήκῐᾰ
pithḗkia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: pithēcium

Further reading
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