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-ώνη

-ώνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • -ιώνη (-iṓnē)

Suffix

-ώνη (-ṓnē) f (genitive -ώνης); first declension (poetic, rare)

  1. Added to the names of people to form a feminine patronym: daughter of
    Ζεύς [Δι-] (Zeús [Di-], Zeus) + -ώνη (-ṓnē)Διώνη (Diṓnē, Dione, literally daughter of Zeus)
    Κάδμος (Kádmos, Cadmus) + -ιώνη (-iṓnē)Καδμειώνη (Kadmeiṓnē, daughter of Cadmus (Semele))

Declension

Derived terms

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Related terms

  • ῑ́ων (ī́ōn, masculine patronymic suffix)

Synonyms

  • ῑ́νη (ī́nē)

References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845.6