ἄσυλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Substantivization of ἄσυλος (ásulos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.syː.lon/ → /ˈa.sy.lon/ → /ˈa.si.lon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.syː.lon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sy.lon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sy.lon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.sy.lon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.si.lon/

Noun

ᾰ̓́σῡλον • (ásūlon) n (genitive ᾰ̓σῡ́λου); second declension

1. sanctuary

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́σῡλον; τοῦ ᾰ̓σῡ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓́σῡλον tò ásūlon	τὼ ᾰ̓σῡ́λω tṑ asū́lō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́σῡλᾰ tà ásūla
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓σῡ́λου toû asū́lou	τοῖν ᾰ̓σῡ́λοιν toîn asū́loin	τῶν ᾰ̓σῡ́λων tôn asū́lōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓σῡ́λῳ tôi asū́lōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓σῡ́λοιν toîn asū́loin	τοῖς ᾰ̓σῡ́λοις toîs asū́lois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓́σῡλον tò ásūlon	τὼ ᾰ̓σῡ́λω tṑ asū́lō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́σῡλᾰ tà ásūla
Vocative	ᾰ̓́σῡλον ásūlon	ᾰ̓σῡ́λω asū́lō	ᾰ̓́σῡλᾰ ásūla
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: asylum
  • Catalan: asil
  • → English: asylum
  • French: asile
  • → German: Asyl
  • Spanish: asilo