-εῖον

See also: -ειον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ήῐ̈ον (-ḗïon) — Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /êː.on/ → /ˈi.on/ → /ˈi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /êː.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/

Etymology 1

Formed through a union of a stem vowel ε and ‑ιον (‑ion), *‑es‑y‑on like ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) usually from stems in ‑εύς (‑eús) (originally *‑ew‑, whence the Ionic diaeresis), or *‑ḗw‑ion like κναφεῖον (knapheîon) and sometimes applied to other stems, subsequently autonomised.

Suffix

-εῖον • (-eîon) n (genitive -είου); second declension

1. Forms nouns for instruments or means of action from noun-stems.
2. Forms nouns of place.

Inflection

Second declension of -εῖον; -είου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîa
Genitive	-είου -eíou	-είοιν -eíoin	-είων -eíōn
Dative	-είῳ -eíōi	-είοιν -eíoin	-είοις -eíois
Accusative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîa
Vocative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εῖον

Descendants

• Greek: -είο (-eío)

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Suffix

-εῖον • (-eîon)

1. inflection of -εῖος (-eîos):
   1. masculine accusative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

See also

• -ειον (-eion)