σκύλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of σκύλαξ (skúlax, “puppy”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ský.li.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsky.li.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈscy.li.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈscy.li.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsci.li.on/

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Noun

σκύλῐον • (skúlĭon) n (genitive σκῠλίου); second declension

dogfish
- 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 6.10.10

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σκῠ́λῐον; τοῦ σκῠλῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σκῠ́λῐον tò skŭ́lĭon	τὼ σκῠλῐ́ω tṑ skŭlĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ σκῠ́λῐᾰ tằ skŭ́lĭă
Genitive	τοῦ σκῠλῐ́ου toû skŭlĭ́ou	τοῖν σκῠλῐ́οιν toîn skŭlĭ́oin	τῶν σκῠλῐ́ων tôn skŭlĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ σκῠλῐ́ῳ tôi skŭlĭ́ōi	τοῖν σκῠλῐ́οιν toîn skŭlĭ́oin	τοῖς σκῠλῐ́οις toîs skŭlĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ σκῠ́λῐον tò skŭ́lĭon	τὼ σκῠλῐ́ω tṑ skŭlĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ σκῠ́λῐᾰ tằ skŭ́lĭă
Vocative	σκῠ́λῐον skŭ́lĭon	σκῠλῐ́ω skŭlĭ́ō	σκῠ́λῐᾰ skŭ́lĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: canicula (calque)