φύλλον

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰol-yom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“leaf, blossom, flower”). Cognates include Latin folium, Old Armenian բողբոջ (bołboǰ), and English blossom.^[1]

φῠ́λλον • (phŭ́llon) n (genitive φῠ́λλου); second declension

This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of **φῠ́λλον**; φῠ́λλοιο / φῠ́λλου (Epic)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	φῠ́λλονphŭ́llon	φῠ́λλωphŭ́llō	φῠ́λλᾰphŭ́llă
genitive	φῠ́λλοιο / φῠ́λλουphŭ́lloio / phŭ́llou	φῠ́λλοιῐ̈νphŭ́lloiĭ̈n	φῠ́λλωνphŭ́llōn
dative	φῠ́λλῳphŭ́llōi	φῠ́λλοιῐ̈νphŭ́lloiĭ̈n	φῠ́λλοισῐ / φῠ́λλοισῐν / φῠ́λλοιςphŭ́lloisĭ(n) / phŭ́llois
accusative	φῠ́λλονphŭ́llon	φῠ́λλωphŭ́llō	φῠ́λλᾰphŭ́llă
vocative	φῠ́λλονphŭ́llon	φῠ́λλωphŭ́llō	φῠ́λλᾰphŭ́llă

Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of τὸ **φῠ́λλον**; τοῦ φῠ́λλου (Ionic)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	τὸ φῠ́λλονtò phŭ́llon	τὼ φῠ́λλωtṑ phŭ́llō	τᾰ̀ φῠ́λλᾰtằ phŭ́llă
genitive	τοῦ φῠ́λλουtoû phŭ́llou	τοῖν φῠ́λλοινtoîn phŭ́lloin	τῶν φῠ́λλωνtôn phŭ́llōn
dative	τῷ φῠ́λλῳtōî phŭ́llōi	τοῖν φῠ́λλοινtoîn phŭ́lloin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν φῠ́λλοισῐ / φῠ́λλοισῐνtoîsĭ(n) phŭ́lloisĭ(n)
accusative	τὸ φῠ́λλονtò phŭ́llon	τὼ φῠ́λλωtṑ phŭ́llō	τᾰ̀ φῠ́λλᾰtằ phŭ́llă
vocative	φῠ́λλονphŭ́llon	φῠ́λλωphŭ́llō	φῠ́λλᾰphŭ́llă

Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Greek: φύλλο (fýllo)
- → English: phyllo, fillo, filo, fyllo
- → Ladino: fila, filikas
Mariupol Greek: фи́лу (fílu)
→ Latin: phyllon
- → English: phyllon, -phyllous, -phyll, phyllo-, -phyllic, -phylline
- → French: phylle
- Translingual: phylla, phyllus, -phyllum

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φύλλον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1596-7

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- blade idem, page 81.
- herb idem, page 397.
- leaf idem, page 482.
- petal idem, page 609.
- plant idem, page 617.