φαλάγγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φάλαγξ (phálanx, “phalanx, battle array”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον • (phalángion) n (genitive φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ου); second declension

  1. European black widow, malmignatte (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus)
    Synonym: ῥάξ (rháx)
  2. spiderwort (Gagea graeca)
  3. log or roller put under a ship

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον; τοῦ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον
tò phalángion		 τὼ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ω
tṑ phalangíō		 τᾰ̀ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐᾰ
tà phalángia
Genitive τοῦ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ου
toû phalangíou		 τοῖν φᾰλᾰγγῐ́οιν
toîn phalangíoin		 τῶν φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ων
tôn phalangíōn
Dative τῷ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ῳ
tôi phalangíōi		 τοῖν φᾰλᾰγγῐ́οιν
toîn phalangíoin		 τοῖς φᾰλᾰγγῐ́οις
toîs phalangíois
Accusative τὸ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον
tò phalángion		 τὼ φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ω
tṑ phalangíō		 τᾰ̀ φᾰλᾰ́γγῐᾰ
tà phalángia
Vocative φᾰλᾰ́γγῐον
phalángion		 φᾰλᾰγγῐ́ω
phalangíō		 φᾰλᾰ́γγῐᾰ
phalángia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • φαλαγγιάω (phalangiáō)
  • φαλαγγιόδηκτος (phalangiódēktos)
  • φαλαγγιόπληκτος (phalangióplēktos)

Descendants
  • Greek: σφαλάγγι (sfalángi)
  • → Latin: phalangium
  • → Translingual: Phalangium

Further reading
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