λεπίδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λεπῐ́δῐον • (lepídion) n (genitive λεπῐδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. small plate, capsule, used to close a tube
  2. pepperwort (Lepidium latifolium)
    Synonym: γῐγγῐ́δῐον (gingídion)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ λεπῐ́δῐον; τοῦ λεπῐδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ λεπῐ́δῐον
tò lepídion		 τὼ λεπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ lepidíō		 τᾰ̀ λεπῐ́δῐᾰ
tà lepídia
Genitive τοῦ λεπῐδῐ́ου
toû lepidíou		 τοῖν λεπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn lepidíoin		 τῶν λεπῐδῐ́ων
tôn lepidíōn
Dative τῷ λεπῐδῐ́ῳ
tôi lepidíōi		 τοῖν λεπῐδῐ́οιν
toîn lepidíoin		 τοῖς λεπῐδῐ́οις
toîs lepidíois
Accusative τὸ λεπῐ́δῐον
tò lepídion		 τὼ λεπῐδῐ́ω
tṑ lepidíō		 τᾰ̀ λεπῐ́δῐᾰ
tà lepídia
Vocative λεπῐ́δῐον
lepídion		 λεπῐδῐ́ω
lepidíō		 λεπῐ́δῐᾰ
lepídia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: lepidium
  • → Translingual: Lepidium

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