πίνινος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πίννινος (pínninos)

Etymology

From πίνη (pínē, “pearl shell; sea pen”) +‎ -ῐνος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pǐː.ni.nos/ → /ˈpi.ni.nos/ → /ˈpi.ni.nos/

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

Adjective

πῑ́νῐνος • (pī́ninos) m (feminine πῑνῐ́νη, neuter πῑ́νῐνον); first/second declension

1. regarding the pearl shell

Inflection

First and second declension of πῑ́νῐνος; πῑνῐ́νη; πῑ́νῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πῑ́νῐνος pī́ninos	πῑνῐ́νη pīnínē	πῑ́νῐνον pī́ninon		πῑνῐ́νω pīnínō	πῑνῐ́νᾱ pīnínā	πῑνῐ́νω pīnínō		πῑ́νῐνοι pī́ninoi	πῑ́νῐναι pī́ninai	πῑ́νῐνᾰ pī́nina
Genitive		πῑνῐ́νου pīnínou	πῑνῐ́νης pīnínēs	πῑνῐ́νου pīnínou		πῑνῐ́νοιν pīnínoin	πῑνῐ́ναιν pīnínain	πῑνῐ́νοιν pīnínoin		πῑνῐ́νων pīnínōn	πῑνῐ́νων pīnínōn	πῑνῐ́νων pīnínōn
Dative		πῑνῐ́νῳ pīnínōi	πῑνῐ́νῃ pīnínēi	πῑνῐ́νῳ pīnínōi		πῑνῐ́νοιν pīnínoin	πῑνῐ́ναιν pīnínain	πῑνῐ́νοιν pīnínoin		πῑνῐ́νοις pīnínois	πῑνῐ́ναις pīnínais	πῑνῐ́νοις pīnínois
Accusative		πῑ́νῐνον pī́ninon	πῑνῐ́νην pīnínēn	πῑ́νῐνον pī́ninon		πῑνῐ́νω pīnínō	πῑνῐ́νᾱ pīnínā	πῑνῐ́νω pīnínō		πῑνῐ́νους pīnínous	πῑνῐ́νᾱς pīnínās	πῑ́νῐνᾰ pī́nina
Vocative		πῑ́νῐνε pī́nine	πῑνῐ́νη pīnínē	πῑ́νῐνον pī́ninon		πῑνῐ́νω pīnínō	πῑνῐ́νᾱ pīnínā	πῑνῐ́νω pīnínō		πῑ́νῐνοι pī́ninoi	πῑ́νῐναι pī́ninai	πῑ́νῐνᾰ pī́nina
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πῑνῐ́νως pīnínōs				πῑνῐνώτερος pīninṓteros				πῑνῐνώτᾰτος pīninṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πίνινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press