ἀρδάλιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀρδᾰ́νῐον (ardánion)

Etymology

From ἄρδαλος (árdalos, “spot, taint”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.dá.li.on/ → /arˈða.li.on/ → /arˈða.li.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.dá.li.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈda.li.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈða.li.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈða.li.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈða.li.on/

Noun

ἀρδᾰ́λῐον • (ardálion) n (genitive ἀρδᾰλῐ́ου); second declension

1. waterpot or trough

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἀρδᾰ́λῐον; τοῦ ἀρδᾰλῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀρδᾰ́λῐον tò ardálion	τὼ ἀρδᾰλῐ́ω tṑ ardalíō	τᾰ̀ ἀρδᾰ́λῐᾰ tà ardália
Genitive	τοῦ ἀρδᾰλῐ́ου toû ardalíou	τοῖν ἀρδᾰλῐ́οιν toîn ardalíoin	τῶν ἀρδᾰλῐ́ων tôn ardalíōn
Dative	τῷ ἀρδᾰλῐ́ῳ tôi ardalíōi	τοῖν ἀρδᾰλῐ́οιν toîn ardalíoin	τοῖς ἀρδᾰλῐ́οις toîs ardalíois
Accusative	τὸ ἀρδᾰ́λῐον tò ardálion	τὼ ἀρδᾰλῐ́ω tṑ ardalíō	τᾰ̀ ἀρδᾰ́λῐᾰ tà ardália
Vocative	ἀρδᾰ́λῐον ardálion	ἀρδᾰλῐ́ω ardalíō	ἀρδᾰ́λῐᾰ ardália
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀρδάλιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀρδάλιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)