λίνινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λίνον (línon, “flax”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lí.ni.nos/ → /ˈli.ni.nos/ → /ˈli.ni.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lí.ni.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni.nos/

Adjective

λίνῐνος • (línĭnos) m (feminine λῐνίνη, neuter λίνῐνον); first/second declension

1. of flax, linen

Inflection

First and second declension of λῐ́νῐνος; λῐνῐ́νη; λῐ́νῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λῐ́νῐνος lĭ́nĭnos	λῐνῐ́νη lĭnĭ́nē	λῐ́νῐνον lĭ́nĭnon		λῐνῐ́νω lĭnĭ́nō	λῐνῐ́νᾱ lĭnĭ́nā	λῐνῐ́νω lĭnĭ́nō		λῐ́νῐνοι lĭ́nĭnoi	λῐ́νῐναι lĭ́nĭnai	λῐ́νῐνᾰ lĭ́nĭnă
Genitive		λῐνῐ́νου lĭnĭ́nou	λῐνῐ́νης lĭnĭ́nēs	λῐνῐ́νου lĭnĭ́nou		λῐνῐ́νοιν lĭnĭ́noin	λῐνῐ́ναιν lĭnĭ́nain	λῐνῐ́νοιν lĭnĭ́noin		λῐνῐ́νων lĭnĭ́nōn	λῐνῐ́νων lĭnĭ́nōn	λῐνῐ́νων lĭnĭ́nōn
Dative		λῐνῐ́νῳ lĭnĭ́nōi	λῐνῐ́νῃ lĭnĭ́nēi	λῐνῐ́νῳ lĭnĭ́nōi		λῐνῐ́νοιν lĭnĭ́noin	λῐνῐ́ναιν lĭnĭ́nain	λῐνῐ́νοιν lĭnĭ́noin		λῐνῐ́νοις lĭnĭ́nois	λῐνῐ́ναις lĭnĭ́nais	λῐνῐ́νοις lĭnĭ́nois
Accusative		λῐ́νῐνον lĭ́nĭnon	λῐνῐ́νην lĭnĭ́nēn	λῐ́νῐνον lĭ́nĭnon		λῐνῐ́νω lĭnĭ́nō	λῐνῐ́νᾱ lĭnĭ́nā	λῐνῐ́νω lĭnĭ́nō		λῐνῐ́νους lĭnĭ́nous	λῐνῐ́νᾱς lĭnĭ́nās	λῐ́νῐνᾰ lĭ́nĭnă
Vocative		λῐ́νῐνε lĭ́nĭne	λῐνῐ́νη lĭnĭ́nē	λῐ́νῐνον lĭ́nĭnon		λῐνῐ́νω lĭnĭ́nō	λῐνῐ́νᾱ lĭnĭ́nā	λῐνῐ́νω lĭnĭ́nō		λῐ́νῐνοι lĭ́nĭnoi	λῐ́νῐναι lĭ́nĭnai	λῐ́νῐνᾰ lĭ́nĭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		λῐνῐ́νως lĭnĭ́nōs				λῐνῐνώτερος lĭnĭnṓteros				λῐνῐνώτᾰτος lĭnĭnṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “λίνινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λίνινος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette