ἀσπίδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἀσπῐ́δῐον • (aspídion) n (genitive ἀσπῐδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. small shield
  2. part of the prow of a ship
  3. saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus)
    Synonym: ἀτρᾰκτῠλῐ́ς (atraktulís)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ ἀσπῐ́δῐον; τοῦ ἀσπῐδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀσπῐ́δῐον
tò aspídion		 τὼ ἀσπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ aspidíō		 τᾰ̀ ἀσπῐ́δῐᾰ
tà aspídia
Genitive τοῦ ἀσπῐδῐ́ου
toû aspidíou		 τοῖν ἀσπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn aspidíoin		 τῶν ἀσπῐδῐ́ων
tôn aspidíōn
Dative τῷ ἀσπῐδῐ́ῳ
tôi aspidíōi		 τοῖν ἀσπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn aspidíoin		 τοῖς ἀσπῐδῐ́οις
toîs aspidíois
Accusative τὸ ἀσπῐ́δῐον
tò aspídion		 τὼ ἀσπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ aspidíō		 τᾰ̀ ἀσπῐ́δῐᾰ
tà aspídia
Vocative ἀσπῐ́δῐον
aspídion		 ἀσπῐδῐ́ω
aspidíō		 ἀσπῐ́δῐᾰ
aspídia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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