-εῖον

See also: -ειον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 

Etymology 1

Formed through a union of a stem vowel ε and ‑ιον (‑ion), *‑es‑y‑on like ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) usually from stems in ‑εύς (‑eús) (originally *‑ew‑, whence the Ionic diaeresis), or *‑ḗw‑ion like κναφεῖον (knapheîon)[1] and sometimes applied to other stems, subsequently autonomised.

Suffix

-εῖον • (-eîon) n (genitive -είου); second declension

  1. Forms nouns for instruments or means of action from noun-stems.
  2. Forms nouns of place.
Inflection
Second declension of -εῖον; -είου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -εῖον
-eîon		 -είω
-eíō		 -εῖᾰ
-eîa
Genitive -είου
-eíou		 -είοιν
-eíoin		 -είων
-eíōn
Dative -είῳ
-eíōi		 -είοιν
-eíoin		 -είοις
-eíois
Accusative -εῖον
-eîon		 -είω
-eíō		 -εῖᾰ
-eîa
Vocative -εῖον
-eîon		 -είω
-eíō		 -εῖᾰ
-eîa
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εῖον
Descendants
  • Greek: -είο (-eío)

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Suffix

-εῖον • (-eîon)

  1. inflection of -εῖος (-eîos):
    1. masculine accusative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
See also
  • -ειον (-eion)

References
  1. s.v. -είο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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