-ιον
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- -ῐ́ον (-íon)
Etymology edit
Perhaps neuter substantivisation of -ιος (-ios, “adjective suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *-yós probably. For the development from adjective to diminutive, compare Sanskrit -क (-ka) and Proto-Slavic *-ъka. From the development from adjective to place, compare Latin -ārium. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /i.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /i.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /i.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /i.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.on/
Suffix edit
-ῐον • (-ion) n (genitive -ῐ́ου); second declension
- A noun-forming diminutive suffix.
- Suffix forming names for places.
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -ῐον -ion |
-ῐω -iō |
-ῐᾰ -ia | ||||||||||
Genitive | -ῐου -iou |
-ῐοιν -ioin |
-ῐων -iōn | ||||||||||
Dative | -ῐῳ -iōi |
-ῐοιν -ioin |
-ῐοις -iois | ||||||||||
Accusative | -ῐον -ion |
-ῐω -iō |
-ῐᾰ -ia | ||||||||||
Vocative | -ῐον -ion |
-ῐω -iō |
-ῐᾰ -ia | ||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- -εῖον (-eîon)