γαιών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”) +‎ -ών (-ṓn).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡai̯.ɔ̌ːn/ → /ʝɛˈon/ → /ʝeˈon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡai̯.ɔ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡɛˈon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝɛˈon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈon/

Noun

γαιών • (gaiṓn) m (genitive γαιῶνος); third declension

1. heap of earth, boundary-heap

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γαιών; τοῦ γαιῶνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γαιών ho gaiṓn	τὼ γαιῶνε tṑ gaiône	οἱ γαιῶνες hoi gaiônes
Genitive	τοῦ γαιῶνος toû gaiônos	τοῖν γαιώνοιν toîn gaiṓnoin	τῶν γαιώνων tôn gaiṓnōn
Dative	τῷ γαιῶνῐ tôi gaiôni	τοῖν γαιώνοιν toîn gaiṓnoin	τοῖς γαιῶσῐ / γαιῶσῐν toîs gaiôsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν γαιῶνᾰ tòn gaiôna	τὼ γαιῶνε tṑ gaiône	τοὺς γαιῶνᾰς toùs gaiônas
Vocative	γαιών gaiṓn	γαιῶνε gaiône	γαιῶνες gaiônes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γαιών”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γαιών in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)