τραπέζιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τράπεζα (trápeza, table) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρᾰπέζῐον • (trapézion) n (genitive τρᾰπεζίου); second declension

  1. small table
  2. table of a money-changer
  3. (geometry) trapezium

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: τραπέζι (trapézi)
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܛܲܪܦܹܙܝܘܿܢ (ṭarpēzyōn)
  • Latin: trapezium (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion). Doublet of τραπέζι (trapézi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traˈpe.zi.on/

Noun

τραπέζιον • (trapézion) n

  1. Katharevousa form of τραπέζι (trapézi)
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