ἀδήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Has been suggested to derive from Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-, with cognates including Latin inguen and Old Norse ökkvinn. However, we would expect a ἐνδ- from such a root, not ἀδ-.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /adɛ͜ɛ́n/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /adéːn/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /aðín/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /aðín/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /aðín/

Noun

ἀδήν (genitive ἀδένος) f and later m, third declension; (adēn)

1. gland

Inflection

Third declension of ἀδήν, ἀδένος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀδήν	ἀδένε	ἀδένες
Genitive	ἀδένος	ἀδένοιν	ἀδένων
Dative	ἀδένῐ	ἀδένοιν	ἀδέσῐ(ν)
Accusative	ἀδένᾰ	ἀδένε	ἀδένᾰς
Vocative	ἀδήν	ἀδένε	ἀδένες

References

• LSJ