γοργόνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Γοργώ (Gorgṓ, “gorgon”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡó.ni.on/ → /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/ → /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡó.ni.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡorˈɡo.ni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/

Noun

γοργόνῐον • (gorgónion) n (genitive γοργονῐ́ου); second declension

1. eryngo (Eryngium campestre)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ γοργόνῐον; τοῦ γοργονῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γοργόνῐον tò gorgónion	τὼ γοργονῐ́ω tṑ gorgoníō	τᾰ̀ γοργόνῐᾰ tà gorgónia
Genitive	τοῦ γοργονῐ́ου toû gorgoníou	τοῖν γοργονῐ́οιν toîn gorgoníoin	τῶν γοργονῐ́ων tôn gorgoníōn
Dative	τῷ γοργονῐ́ῳ tôi gorgoníōi	τοῖν γοργονῐ́οιν toîn gorgoníoin	τοῖς γοργονῐ́οις toîs gorgoníois
Accusative	τὸ γοργόνῐον tò gorgónion	τὼ γοργονῐ́ω tṑ gorgoníō	τᾰ̀ γοργόνῐᾰ tà gorgónia
Vocative	γοργόνῐον gorgónion	γοργονῐ́ω gorgoníō	γοργόνῐᾰ gorgónia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γοργόνιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γοργόνιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γοργόνιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)