ναυπήγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ναυπηγός (naupēgós, “shipbuilder”) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nau̯.pɛ̌ː.ɡi.on/ → /naɸˈpi.ʝi.on/ → /nafˈpi.ʝi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nau̯.pɛ̌ː.ɡi.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /naʍˈpe̝.ɡi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /naɸˈpi.ʝi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nafˈpi.ʝi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nafˈpi.ʝi.on/

Noun

ναυπήγῐον • (naupḗgĭon) n (genitive ναυπηγῐ́ου); second declension

1. shipbuilder's yard, dockyard

   Synonyms: ναυπηγεῖον (naupēgeîon), νεώρῐον (neṓrĭon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ναυπήγῐον; τοῦ ναυπηγῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ναυπήγῐον tò naupḗgĭon	τὼ ναυπηγῐ́ω tṑ naupēgĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ ναυπήγῐᾰ tằ naupḗgĭă
Genitive	τοῦ ναυπηγῐ́ου toû naupēgĭ́ou	τοῖν ναυπηγῐ́οιν toîn naupēgĭ́oin	τῶν ναυπηγῐ́ων tôn naupēgĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ ναυπηγῐ́ῳ tôi naupēgĭ́ōi	τοῖν ναυπηγῐ́οιν toîn naupēgĭ́oin	τοῖς ναυπηγῐ́οις toîs naupēgĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ ναυπήγῐον tò naupḗgĭon	τὼ ναυπηγῐ́ω tṑ naupēgĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ ναυπήγῐᾰ tằ naupḗgĭă
Vocative	ναυπήγῐον naupḗgĭon	ναυπηγῐ́ω naupēgĭ́ō	ναυπήγῐᾰ naupḗgĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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