κάνεον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κάνειον (káneion) — Epic
• κανοῦν (kanoûn) — Attic, contracted

Etymology

From κάννα (kánna, “reed”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ká.ne.on/ → /ˈka.ne.on/ → /ˈka.ne.on/

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

Noun

κᾰ́νεον • (káneon) n (genitive κᾰνέου); second declension

1. basket of reed or cane, especially a breadbasket
2. basket used for the sacred barley at sacrifices
3. vessel of basket shape, carried in processions as a votive offering

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κᾰ́νεον; τοῦ κᾰνέου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κᾰ́νεον tò káneon	τὼ κᾰνέω tṑ kanéō	τᾰ̀ κᾰ́νεᾰ tà kánea
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰνέου toû kanéou	τοῖν κᾰνέοιν toîn kanéoin	τῶν κᾰνέων tôn kanéōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰνέῳ tôi kanéōi	τοῖν κᾰνέοιν toîn kanéoin	τοῖς κᾰνέοις toîs kanéois
Accusative	τὸ κᾰ́νεον tò káneon	τὼ κᾰνέω tṑ kanéō	τᾰ̀ κᾰ́νεᾰ tà kánea
Vocative	κᾰ́νεον káneon	κᾰνέω kanéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kánea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of κᾰ́νεον; κᾰνέου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	κᾰ́νεον káneon	κᾰνέω kanéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kánea
Genitive	κᾰνέου / κᾰνεοῖο / κᾰνέοιο / κᾰνεόο / κᾰνέοο kanéou / kaneoîo / kanéoio / kaneóo / kanéoo	κᾰνέοιῐν kanéoiin	κᾰνέων kanéōn
Dative	κᾰνέῳ kanéōi	κᾰνέοιῐν kanéoiin	κᾰνέοισῐ / κᾰνέοισῐν / κᾰνέοις kanéoisi(n) / kanéois
Accusative	κᾰ́νεον káneon	κᾰνέω kanéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kánea
Vocative	κᾰ́νεον káneon	κᾰνέω kanéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kánea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “κάνεον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κάνεον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “κάνεον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• κάνεον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• κάνεον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN