σχαδών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • σχάδων (skhádōn)

Etymology

Perhaps from σχάζω (skházō, “to make an incision, let flow”), as is traditionally assumed, but the semantics of this etymology are vague.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σχᾰδών • (skhadṓn) f (genitive σχᾰδόνος); third declension

  1. larva of the bee or wasp
  2. breeding-cell of the larva
  3. honey-cell
  4. (in the plural) honeycomb
    Synonym: κηρίον (kēríon)

Declension
Third declension of ἡ σχᾰδών; τῆς σχᾰδόνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σχᾰδών
hē skhadṓn		 τὼ σχᾰδόνε
tṑ skhadóne		 αἱ σχᾰδόνες
hai skhadónes
Genitive τῆς σχᾰδόνος
tês skhadónos		 τοῖν σχᾰδόνοιν
toîn skhadónoin		 τῶν σχᾰδόνων
tôn skhadónōn
Dative τῇ σχᾰδόνῐ
têi skhadóni		 τοῖν σχᾰδόνοιν
toîn skhadónoin		 ταῖς σχᾰδόσῐ / σχᾰδόσῐν
taîs skhadósi(n)
Accusative τὴν σχᾰδόνᾰ
tḕn skhadóna		 τὼ σχᾰδόνε
tṑ skhadóne		 τᾱ̀ς σχᾰδόνᾰς
tā̀s skhadónas
Vocative σχᾰδών
skhadṓn		 σχᾰδόνε
skhadóne		 σχᾰδόνες
skhadónes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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