See also: -ιον, ιόν, and ἰόν

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Related to Latin viola, both from a common (unknown) Mediterranean substrate.[1] Originally *ϝίον (*wíon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῐ̓́ον (íonm (genitive ῐ̓́ου); second declension

  1. violet, namely sweet violet (Viola odorata)
  2. synonym of κρίνον (krínon, white lily)
  3. any flower
  4. (Koine) a precious stone of dark colour

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἴον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594

Further reading

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  • ἴον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἴον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἴον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἴον”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter