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-εῖον
-εῖον
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- -ήϊον (-ḗïon) Ionic
Suffix
-εῖον • (-eîon) n (genitive -είου); second declension
- Forms nouns, usually instruments or means of action, from noun-stems.
Inflection
Second declension of -εῖον; -είου
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -εῖον | -είω | -εῖᾰ | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -είου | -είοιν | -είων | ||||||||||
| Dative | -είῳ | -είοιν | -είοις | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -εῖον | -είω | -εῖᾰ | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -εῖον | -είω | -εῖᾰ | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ήῐ̈ον | -ηῐ̈́ω | -ήῐ̈ᾰ | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -ηῐ̈́ου | -ηῐ̈́οιν | -ηῐ̈́ων | ||||||||||
| Dative | -ηῐ̈́ῳ | -ηῐ̈́οιν | -ηῐ̈́οισῐ(ν) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -ήῐ̈ον | -ηῐ̈́ω | -ήῐ̈ᾰ | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -ήῐ̈ον | -ηῐ̈́ω | -ήῐ̈ᾰ | ||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%B5%E1%BF%96%CE%BF%CE%BD'>Ancient Greek words suffixed with -εῖον</a>
Descendants
- Greek: -είο (-eío)