γευστήριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γεύω (geúō, “to taste”) +‎ -τήριον (-tḗrion).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡeu̯s.tɛ̌ː.ri.on/ → /ʝeɸsˈti.ri.on/ → /ʝefsˈti.ri.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡeu̯s.tɛ̌ː.ri.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡewsˈte̝.ri.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝeɸsˈti.ri.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝefsˈti.ri.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝefsˈti.ri.on/

Noun

γευστήρῐον • (geustḗrion) n (genitive γευστηρῐ́ου); second declension

1. cup for tasting wine

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ γευστήρῐον; τοῦ γευστηρῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γευστήρῐον tò geustḗrion	τὼ γευστηρῐ́ω tṑ geustēríō	τᾰ̀ γευστήρῐᾰ tà geustḗria
Genitive	τοῦ γευστηρῐ́ου toû geustēríou	τοῖν γευστηρῐ́οιν toîn geustēríoin	τῶν γευστηρῐ́ων tôn geustēríōn
Dative	τῷ γευστηρῐ́ῳ tôi geustēríōi	τοῖν γευστηρῐ́οιν toîn geustēríoin	τοῖς γευστηρῐ́οις toîs geustēríois
Accusative	τὸ γευστήρῐον tò geustḗrion	τὼ γευστηρῐ́ω tṑ geustēríō	τᾰ̀ γευστήρῐᾰ tà geustḗria
Vocative	γευστήρῐον geustḗrion	γευστηρῐ́ω geustēríō	γευστήρῐᾰ geustḗria
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γευστήριον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γευστήριον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γευστήριον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)