δελφίνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δελφῑ́ς (delphī́s, “dolphin”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /del.pʰí.ni.on/ → /ðelˈɸi.ni.on/ → /ðelˈfi.ni.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /del.pʰí.ni.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /delˈpʰi.ni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈɸi.ni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈfi.ni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðelˈfi.ni.on/

Noun

δελφῐ́νῐον • (delphĭ́nĭon) n (genitive δελφῐνῐ́ου); second declension

1. rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis, syn. Delphinium ajacis)

   Synonym: σώσᾰνδρον (sṓsăndron)

2. forking larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ δελφῐ́νῐον; τοῦ δελφῐνῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δελφῐ́νῐον tò delphĭ́nĭon	τὼ δελφῐνῐ́ω tṑ delphĭnĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ δελφῐ́νῐᾰ tằ delphĭ́nĭă
Genitive	τοῦ δελφῐνῐ́ου toû delphĭnĭ́ou	τοῖν δελφῐνῐ́οιν toîn delphĭnĭ́oin	τῶν δελφῐνῐ́ων tôn delphĭnĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ δελφῐνῐ́ῳ tôi delphĭnĭ́ōi	τοῖν δελφῐνῐ́οιν toîn delphĭnĭ́oin	τοῖς δελφῐνῐ́οις toîs delphĭnĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ δελφῐ́νῐον tò delphĭ́nĭon	τὼ δελφῐνῐ́ω tṑ delphĭnĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ δελφῐ́νῐᾰ tằ delphĭ́nĭă
Vocative	δελφῐ́νῐον delphĭ́nĭon	δελφῐνῐ́ω delphĭnĭ́ō	δελφῐ́νῐᾰ delphĭ́nĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Translingual: Delphinium

Further reading

• “δελφίνιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δελφίνιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δελφίνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)