ζῶον

See also: ζωόν, and ζῷον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zdɔ̂ː.on/ → /ˈzo.on/ → /ˈzo.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zdɔ̂ː.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.on/

Noun

ζῶον • (zôon) n (genitive ζώου); second declension

1. Alternative spelling of ζῷον (zôion)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ζῶον; τοῦ ζώου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ζῶον tò zôon	τὼ ζώω tṑ zṓō	τᾰ̀ ζῶᾰ tà zôa
Genitive	τοῦ ζώου toû zṓou	τοῖν ζώοιν toîn zṓoin	τῶν ζώων tôn zṓōn
Dative	τῷ ζώῳ tôi zṓōi	τοῖν ζώοιν toîn zṓoin	τοῖς ζώοις toîs zṓois
Accusative	τὸ ζῶον tò zôon	τὼ ζώω tṑ zṓō	τᾰ̀ ζῶᾰ tà zôa
Vocative	ζῶον zôon	ζώω zṓō	ζῶᾰ zôa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Participle

ζῶον • (zôon)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ζώων (zṓōn)