ἀπόγειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ellipsis of σημεῖον ἀπόγειον (sēmeîon apógeion).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓πόγειον • (apógeion) n (genitive ᾰ̓πογείου); second declension

  1. (astronomy) apogee, greatest distance from the Earth
    Antonym: περίγειον (perígeion)

Declension
Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον; τοῦ ᾰ̓πογείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον
tò apógeion		 τὼ ᾰ̓πογείω
tṑ apogeíō		 τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ
tà apógeia
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓πογείου
toû apogeíou		 τοῖν ᾰ̓πογείοιν
toîn apogeíoin		 τῶν ᾰ̓πογείων
tôn apogeíōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓πογείῳ
tôi apogeíōi		 τοῖν ᾰ̓πογείοιν
toîn apogeíoin		 τοῖς ᾰ̓πογείοις
toîs apogeíois
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον
tò apógeion		 τὼ ᾰ̓πογείω
tṑ apogeíō		 τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ
tà apógeia
Vocative ᾰ̓πόγειον
apógeion		 ᾰ̓πογείω
apogeíō		 ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ
apógeia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: apogaeum, apogēum
    • → Middle French: apogée
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