λίνινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λίνον (línon, “flax”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lí.ni.nos/ → /ˈli.ni.nos/ → /ˈli.ni.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lí.ni.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/

Adjective

λίνῐνος • (líninos) m (feminine λῐνίνη, neuter λίνῐνον); first/second declension

1. of flax, linen

Inflection

First and second declension of λῐ́νῐνος; λῐνῐ́νη; λῐ́νῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐ́νῐνος líninos	λῐνῐ́νη linínē	λῐ́νῐνον líninon		λῐνῐ́νω linínō	λῐνῐ́νᾱ linínā	λῐνῐ́νω linínō		λῐ́νῐνοι líninoi	λῐ́νῐναι líninai	λῐ́νῐνᾰ línina
Genitive		λῐνῐ́νου linínou	λῐνῐ́νης linínēs	λῐνῐ́νου linínou		λῐνῐ́νοιν linínoin	λῐνῐ́ναιν linínain	λῐνῐ́νοιν linínoin		λῐνῐ́νων linínōn	λῐνῐ́νων linínōn	λῐνῐ́νων linínōn
Dative		λῐνῐ́νῳ linínōi	λῐνῐ́νῃ linínēi	λῐνῐ́νῳ linínōi		λῐνῐ́νοιν linínoin	λῐνῐ́ναιν linínain	λῐνῐ́νοιν linínoin		λῐνῐ́νοις linínois	λῐνῐ́ναις linínais	λῐνῐ́νοις linínois
Accusative		λῐ́νῐνον líninon	λῐνῐ́νην linínēn	λῐ́νῐνον líninon		λῐνῐ́νω linínō	λῐνῐ́νᾱ linínā	λῐνῐ́νω linínō		λῐνῐ́νους linínous	λῐνῐ́νᾱς linínās	λῐ́νῐνᾰ línina
Vocative		λῐ́νῐνε línine	λῐνῐ́νη linínē	λῐ́νῐνον líninon		λῐνῐ́νω linínō	λῐνῐ́νᾱ linínā	λῐνῐ́νω linínō		λῐ́νῐνοι líninoi	λῐ́νῐναι líninai	λῐ́νῐνᾰ línina
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐνῐ́νως linínōs				λῐνῐνώτερος lininṓteros				λῐνῐνώτᾰτος lininṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “λίνινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λίνινος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette