-εῖον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ήῐ̈ον (-ḗïon) — Ionic

Etymology

Originally from adjectives in -εῖος (-eîos), formed through a union of a stem vowel ε and -ιος (-ios), usually from stems in -εύς (-eús) (originally *-εϝ-, whence the Ionic diaeresis), and sometimes applied to other stems.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /êː.on/ → /ˈi.on/ → /ˈi.on/

• (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/

Suffix

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

1. Forms nouns, usually instruments or means of action, from noun-stems.

Inflection

Second declension of -εῖον; -είου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîa
Genitive	-είου -eíou	-είοιν -eíoin	-είων -eíōn
Dative	-είῳ -eíōi	-είοιν -eíoin	-είοις -eíois
Accusative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîa
Vocative	-εῖον -eîon	-είω -eíō	-εῖᾰ -eîa
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)