ἀπόγειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ellipsis of σημεῖον ἀπόγειον (sēmeîon apógeion).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pó.ɡeː.on/ → /aˈpo.ʝi.on/ → /aˈpo.ʝi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pó.ɡeː.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈpo.ɡi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈpo.ʝi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈpo.ʝi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈpo.ʝi.on/

Noun

ᾰ̓πόγειον • (apógeion) n (genitive ᾰ̓πογείου); second declension

1. (astronomy) apogee, greatest distance from the Earth

   Antonym: περίγειον (perígeion)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον; τοῦ ᾰ̓πογείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον tò apógeion	τὼ ᾰ̓πογείω tṑ apogeíō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ tà apógeia
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓πογείου toû apogeíou	τοῖν ᾰ̓πογείοιν toîn apogeíoin	τῶν ᾰ̓πογείων tôn apogeíōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓πογείῳ tôi apogeíōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓πογείοιν toîn apogeíoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓πογείοις toîs apogeíois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον tò apógeion	τὼ ᾰ̓πογείω tṑ apogeíō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ tà apógeia
Vocative	ᾰ̓πόγειον apógeion	ᾰ̓πογείω apogeíō	ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ apógeia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: apogaeum, apogēum
  • → Middle French: apogée
    • French: apogée
    • → English: apogee, apogée