ναυπήγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ναυπηγός (naupēgós, “shipbuilder”) +‎ -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nau̯.pɛ̌ː.ɡi.on/ → /naɸˈpi.ʝi.on/ → /nafˈpi.ʝi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nau̯.pɛ̌ː.ɡi.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /naʍˈpe̝.ɡi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /naɸˈpi.ʝi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nafˈpi.ʝi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nafˈpi.ʝi.on/

Noun

ναυπήγῐον • (naupḗgion) n (genitive ναυπηγῐ́ου); second declension

1. shipbuilder's yard, dockyard

   Synonyms: ναυπηγεῖον (naupēgeîon), νεώρῐον (neṓrion)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ναυπήγῐον; τοῦ ναυπηγῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ναυπήγῐον tò naupḗgion	τὼ ναυπηγῐ́ω tṑ naupēgíō	τᾰ̀ ναυπήγῐᾰ tà naupḗgia
Genitive	τοῦ ναυπηγῐ́ου toû naupēgíou	τοῖν ναυπηγῐ́οιν toîn naupēgíoin	τῶν ναυπηγῐ́ων tôn naupēgíōn
Dative	τῷ ναυπηγῐ́ῳ tôi naupēgíōi	τοῖν ναυπηγῐ́οιν toîn naupēgíoin	τοῖς ναυπηγῐ́οις toîs naupēgíois
Accusative	τὸ ναυπήγῐον tò naupḗgion	τὼ ναυπηγῐ́ω tṑ naupēgíō	τᾰ̀ ναυπήγῐᾰ tà naupḗgia
Vocative	ναυπήγῐον naupḗgion	ναυπηγῐ́ω naupēgíō	ναυπήγῐᾰ naupḗgia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ναυπήγιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ναυπήγιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette