Γόρδιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Γόρδειον (Górdeion)

Etymology

From Phrygian 𐊩𐌏𐌛𐊅𐊄𐌌 (Gordum, literally “city”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰ-os.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡór.di.on/ → /ˈɣor.ði.on/ → /ˈɣor.ði.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡór.di.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡor.di.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣor.ði.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣor.ði.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣor.ði.on/

Proper noun

Γόρδῐον • (Górdion) n (genitive Γορδῐ́ου); second declension

1. Gordium, Gordion (a city in Turkey)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Γόρδῐον; τοῦ Γορδῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Γόρδῐον tò Górdion
Genitive	τοῦ Γορδῐ́ου toû Gordíou
Dative	τῷ Γορδῐ́ῳ tôi Gordíōi
Accusative	τὸ Γόρδῐον tò Górdion
Vocative	Γόρδῐον Górdion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek:
  • Γόρδιον (Górdion)
  • Γόρδιο (Górdio)
• Latin: Gordium
• Turkish: Gordion

Further reading

• Γόρδιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011