μονοπώλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μόνος (mónos, “sole, only”) +‎ πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mo.no.pɔ̌ː.li.on/ → /mo.noˈpo.li.on/ → /mo.noˈpo.li.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mo.no.pɔ̌ː.li.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mo.noˈpo.li.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mo.noˈpo.li.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mo.noˈpo.li.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mo.noˈpo.li.on/

Noun

μονοπώλῐον • (monopṓlĭon) n (genitive μονοπωλῐ́ου); second declension

1. right of monopoly
2. an entity possessing a monopoly

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μονοπώλῐον; τοῦ μονοπωλῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μονοπώλῐον tò monopṓlĭon	τὼ μονοπωλῐ́ω tṑ monopōlĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ μονοπώλῐᾰ tằ monopṓlĭă
Genitive	τοῦ μονοπωλῐ́ου toû monopōlĭ́ou	τοῖν μονοπωλῐ́οιν toîn monopōlĭ́oin	τῶν μονοπωλῐ́ων tôn monopōlĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ μονοπωλῐ́ῳ tôi monopōlĭ́ōi	τοῖν μονοπωλῐ́οιν toîn monopōlĭ́oin	τοῖς μονοπωλῐ́οις toîs monopōlĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ μονοπώλῐον tò monopṓlĭon	τὼ μονοπωλῐ́ω tṑ monopōlĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ μονοπώλῐᾰ tằ monopṓlĭă
Vocative	μονοπώλῐον monopṓlĭon	μονοπωλῐ́ω monopōlĭ́ō	μονοπώλῐᾰ monopṓlĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• μονοπωλία (monopōlía)

Further reading

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