-εῖον

See also: -ειον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

-ήῐ̈ον (-ḗĭ̈on) — Ionic

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /êː.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.on/

Etymology 1

Formed through a union of a stem vowel -ε- (-e-) and -ῐον (-ĭon), *‑es‑y‑on like ἀγγεῖον (angeîon); usually from stems in ‑εύς (‑eús)—originally *‑ēw‑, whence the Ionic diaeresis, thus *‑ḗw‑ion—like κναφεῖον (knapheîon),^[1] and sometimes applied to other stems, subsequently autonomised.

Suffix

-εῖον • (-eîon) n (genitive -είου); second declension

forms instrument nouns
forms toponyms (names for places)

Declension

Second declension of -εῖον; -είου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîă
Genitive	-είου -eíou	-είοιν -eíoin	-είων -eíōn
Dative	-είῳ -eíōi	-είοιν -eíoin	-είοις -eíois
Accusative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîă
Vocative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εῖον

Descendants

Greek: -είο (-eío)

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Suffix

-εῖον • (-eîon)

inflection of -εῖος (-eîos):
1. masculine accusative singular
2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

References

^ s.v. -είο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

[1] s.v. -είο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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