χερμάδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter form of χερμᾰ́δῐος (khermádios, “of the shape or size of a slingstone”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰer.má.di.on/ → /çerˈma.ði.on/ → /çerˈma.ði.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰer.má.di.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰerˈma.di.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /çerˈma.ði.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çerˈma.ði.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çerˈma.ði.on/

Noun

χερμᾰ́δῐον • (khermádion) n (genitive χερμᾰδῐ́ου); second declension

1. large stone or boulder used as a missile

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ χερμᾰ́δῐον; τοῦ χερμᾰδῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ χερμᾰ́δῐον tò khermádion	τὼ χερμᾰδῐ́ω tṑ khermadíō	τᾰ̀ χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ tà khermádia
Genitive	τοῦ χερμᾰδῐ́ου toû khermadíou	τοῖν χερμᾰδῐ́οιν toîn khermadíoin	τῶν χερμᾰδῐ́ων tôn khermadíōn
Dative	τῷ χερμᾰδῐ́ῳ tôi khermadíōi	τοῖν χερμᾰδῐ́οιν toîn khermadíoin	τοῖς χερμᾰδῐ́οις toîs khermadíois
Accusative	τὸ χερμᾰ́δῐον tò khermádion	τὼ χερμᾰδῐ́ω tṑ khermadíō	τᾰ̀ χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ tà khermádia
Vocative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermádion	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermadíō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermádia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of χερμᾰ́δῐον; χερμᾰδῐ́ου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermádion	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermadíō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermádia
Genitive	χερμᾰδῐ́ου / χερμᾰδῐοῖο / χερμᾰδῐ́οιο / χερμᾰδῐόο / χερμᾰδῐ́οο khermadíou / khermadioîo / khermadíoio / khermadióo / khermadíoo	χερμᾰδῐ́οιῐν khermadíoiin	χερμᾰδῐ́ων khermadíōn
Dative	χερμᾰδῐ́ῳ khermadíōi	χερμᾰδῐ́οιῐν khermadíoiin	χερμᾰδῐ́οισῐ / χερμᾰδῐ́οισῐν / χερμᾰδῐ́οις khermadíoisi(n) / khermadíois
Accusative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermádion	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermadíō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermádia
Vocative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermádion	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermadíō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermádia
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “χερμάδιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “χερμάδιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “χερμάδιον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• χερμάδιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• χερμάδιον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963