σκύλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of σκύλαξ (skúlax, “puppy”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σκύλῐον • (skúlion) n (genitive σκῠλίου); second declension

  1. dogfish

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ σκῠ́λῐον; τοῦ σκῠλῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σκῠ́λῐον
tò skúlion		 τὼ σκῠλῐ́ω
tṑ skulíō		 τᾰ̀ σκῠ́λῐᾰ
tà skúlia
Genitive τοῦ σκῠλῐ́ου
toû skulíou		 τοῖν σκῠλῐ́οιν
toîn skulíoin		 τῶν σκῠλῐ́ων
tôn skulíōn
Dative τῷ σκῠλῐ́ῳ
tôi skulíōi		 τοῖν σκῠλῐ́οιν
toîn skulíoin		 τοῖς σκῠλῐ́οις
toîs skulíois
Accusative τὸ σκῠ́λῐον
tò skúlion		 τὼ σκῠλῐ́ω
tṑ skulíō		 τᾰ̀ σκῠ́λῐᾰ
tà skúlia
Vocative σκῠ́λῐον
skúlion		 σκῠλῐ́ω
skulíō		 σκῠ́λῐᾰ
skúlia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: canicula (calque)

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