παίγνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παῖς (paîs, “child”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, “diminutive”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pǎi̯.ɡni.on/ → /ˈpɛ.ɣni.on/ → /ˈpe.ɣni.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pǎi̯.ɡni.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɡni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɣni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɣni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɣni.on/

Noun

παίγνῐον • (paígnion) n (genitive παιγνίου); second declension

1. toy, plaything

   Synonym: ἄθυρμα (áthurma)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ παίγνῐον; τοῦ παιγνῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ παίγνῐον tò paígnion	τὼ παιγνῐ́ω tṑ paigníō	τᾰ̀ παίγνῐᾰ tà paígnia
Genitive	τοῦ παιγνῐ́ου toû paigníou	τοῖν παιγνῐ́οιν toîn paigníoin	τῶν παιγνῐ́ων tôn paigníōn
Dative	τῷ παιγνῐ́ῳ tôi paigníōi	τοῖν παιγνῐ́οιν toîn paigníoin	τοῖς παιγνῐ́οις toîs paigníois
Accusative	τὸ παίγνῐον tò paígnion	τὼ παιγνῐ́ω tṑ paigníō	τᾰ̀ παίγνῐᾰ tà paígnia
Vocative	παίγνῐον paígnion	παιγνῐ́ω paigníō	παίγνῐᾰ paígnia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: παιχνίδι (paichnídi) (learned)