ψίλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πτῐ́λον (ptílon) — Attic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psí.lon/ → /ˈpsi.lon/ → /ˈpsi.lon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psí.lon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/

Noun

ψῐ́λον • (psílon) n (genitive ψῐ́λοιο); second declension (Doric)

1. (Doric) Alternative spelling of πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “wing”)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ψῐ́λον; τοῦ ψῐ́λοιο (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ψῐ́λον tò psílon	τὼ ψῐ́λω tṑ psílō	τᾰ̀ ψῐ́λᾰ tà psíla
Genitive	τοῦ ψῐ́λοιο toû psíloio	τοῖν ψῐ́λοιν toîn psíloin	τῶν ψῐ́λων tôn psílōn
Dative	τῷ ψῐ́λῳ tôi psílōi	τοῖν ψῐ́λοιν toîn psíloin	τοῖς ψῐ́λοις toîs psílois
Accusative	τὸ ψῐ́λον tò psílon	τὼ ψῐ́λω tṑ psílō	τᾰ̀ ψῐ́λᾰ tà psíla
Vocative	ψῐ́λον psílon	ψῐ́λω psílō	ψῐ́λᾰ psíla
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ψῐ́λαξ (Psílax)

References

• “ψίλον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press