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 • (kắneon) 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 kắneon	τὼ κᾰνέω tṑ kănéō	τᾰ̀ κᾰ́νεᾰ tằ kắneă
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰνέου toû kănéou	τοῖν κᾰνέοιν toîn kănéoin	τῶν κᾰνέων tôn kănéōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰνέῳ tôi kănéōi	τοῖν κᾰνέοιν toîn kănéoin	τοῖς κᾰνέοις toîs kănéois
Accusative	τὸ κᾰ́νεον tò kắneon	τὼ κᾰνέω tṑ kănéō	τᾰ̀ κᾰ́νεᾰ tằ kắneă
Vocative	κᾰ́νεον kắneon	κᾰνέω kănéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kắneă
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 kắneon	κᾰνέω kănéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kắneă
Genitive	κᾰνέου / κᾰνεοῖο / κᾰνέοιο / κᾰνεόο / κᾰνέοο kănéou / kăneoîo / kănéoio / kăneóo / kănéoo	κᾰνέοιῐν kănéoiĭn	κᾰνέων kănéōn
Dative	κᾰνέῳ kănéōi	κᾰνέοιῐν kănéoiĭn	κᾰνέοισῐ / κᾰνέοισῐν / κᾰνέοις kănéoisĭ(n) / kănéois
Accusative	κᾰ́νεον kắneon	κᾰνέω kănéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kắneă
Vocative	κᾰ́νεον kắneon	κᾰνέω kănéō	κᾰ́νεᾰ kắneă
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