ἀλεκτρυών
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Perhaps from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέκτρον (lektron, “bed”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /alektry.ɔ͜ɔ́n/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /alɛktryóːn/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /alektryón/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /alektryón/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /alektɾión/
Noun [edit]
ἀλεκτρυών (genitive ἀλεκτρυόνος) m & f, third declension; (alektruōn)
- (masculine) a male chicken: cock, rooster
- (feminine) a female chicken: hen
- guinea fowl
Inflection [edit]
Third declension of ἀλεκτρυών, ἀλεκτρυόνος
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἀλεκτρυών | ἀλεκτρυόνε | ἀλεκτρυόνες |
| Genitive | ἀλεκτρυόνος | ἀλεκτρυόνοιν | ἀλεκτρυόνων |
| Dative | ἀλεκτρυόνῐ | ἀλεκτρυόνοιν | ἀλεκτρυόνσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | ἀλεκτρυόνᾰ | ἀλεκτρυόνε | ἀλεκτρυόνᾰς |
| Vocative | ἀλεκτρυών | ἀλεκτρυόνε | ἀλεκτρυόνες |