γαλάκτιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γάλα (gála, “milk”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lák.ti.on/ → /ɣaˈlak.ti.on/ → /ɣaˈlak.ti.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.lák.ti.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.ti.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈlak.ti.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈlak.ti.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈlak.ti.on/

Noun

γᾰλᾰ́κτῐον • (galáktion) n (genitive γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ου); second declension

1. (in the plural) fancy bread made with milk

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ γᾰλᾰ́κτῐον; τοῦ γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γᾰλᾰ́κτῐον tò galáktion	τὼ γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ω tṑ galaktíō	τᾰ̀ γᾰλᾰ́κτῐᾰ tà galáktia
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ου toû galaktíou	τοῖν γᾰλᾰκτῐ́οιν toîn galaktíoin	τῶν γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ων tôn galaktíōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ῳ tôi galaktíōi	τοῖν γᾰλᾰκτῐ́οιν toîn galaktíoin	τοῖς γᾰλᾰκτῐ́οις toîs galaktíois
Accusative	τὸ γᾰλᾰ́κτῐον tò galáktion	τὼ γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ω tṑ galaktíō	τᾰ̀ γᾰλᾰ́κτῐᾰ tà galáktia
Vocative	γᾰλᾰ́κτῐον galáktion	γᾰλᾰκτῐ́ω galaktíō	γᾰλᾰ́κτῐᾰ galáktia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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