φάσγανον

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

According to Beekes of Pre-Greek origin. Has been connected with Ancient Greek σφάζω (spházō, “to slay, to kill”) but this connection seems unconvincing.

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰáz.ɡa.non/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰaz.ɡa.non/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸaz.ɣa.non/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfaz.ɣa.non/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfaz.ɣa.non/

Noun edit

φᾰ́σγᾰνον • (phásganon) n (genitive φᾰσγᾰ́νου); second declension

sword
corn-flag (Gladiolus italicus)
Synonyms: ξῐφῐ́ον (xiphíon), ξῐ́φος (xíphos)
cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)
Synonym: ξᾰ́νθῐον (xánthion)

Inflection edit

Second declension of τὸ φᾰ́σγᾰνον; τοῦ φᾰσγᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φᾰ́σγᾰνον tò phásganon	τὼ φᾰσγᾰ́νω tṑ phasgánō	τᾰ̀ φᾰ́σγᾰνᾰ tà phásgana
Genitive	τοῦ φᾰσγᾰ́νου toû phasgánou	τοῖν φᾰσγᾰ́νοιν toîn phasgánoin	τῶν φᾰσγᾰ́νων tôn phasgánōn
Dative	τῷ φᾰσγᾰ́νῳ tôi phasgánōi	τοῖν φᾰσγᾰ́νοιν toîn phasgánoin	τοῖς φᾰσγᾰ́νοις toîs phasgánois
Accusative	τὸ φᾰ́σγᾰνον tò phásganon	τὼ φᾰσγᾰ́νω tṑ phasgánō	τᾰ̀ φᾰ́σγᾰνᾰ tà phásgana
Vocative	φᾰ́σγᾰνον phásganon	φᾰσγᾰ́νω phasgánō	φᾰ́σγᾰνᾰ phásgana
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms edit

φᾰσγᾰνουργός (phasganourgós)
φᾰσγᾰ́νω (phasgánō)
φᾰσγᾰ́νῐον (phasgánion)
φᾰσγᾰνῐ́ς (phasganís)

Descendants edit

→ Translingual: Phasganon