σύκινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sy̌ː.ki.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ki.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ci.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ci.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ci.nos/

Adjective

σῡ́κῐνος • (sū́kinos) m (feminine σῡκῐ́νη, neuter σῡ́κῐνον); first/second declension

of the fig tree
(figuratively) worthless, futile, useless, good-for-nothing (because its wood was proverbially cheap and useless)
of figs

Inflection

First and second declension of σῡ́κῐνος; σῡκῐ́νη; σῡ́κῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σῡ́κῐνος sū́kinos	σῡκῐ́νη sūkínē	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kinon	σῡκῐ́νω sūkínō	σῡκῐ́νᾱ sūkínā	σῡκῐ́νω sūkínō	σῡ́κῐνοι sū́kinoi	σῡ́κῐναι sū́kinai	σῡ́κῐνᾰ sū́kina
Genitive	σῡκῐ́νου sūkínou	σῡκῐ́νης sūkínēs	σῡκῐ́νου sūkínou	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkínoin	σῡκῐ́ναιν sūkínain	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkínoin	σῡκῐ́νων sūkínōn	σῡκῐ́νων sūkínōn	σῡκῐ́νων sūkínōn
Dative	σῡκῐ́νῳ sūkínōi	σῡκῐ́νῃ sūkínēi	σῡκῐ́νῳ sūkínōi	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkínoin	σῡκῐ́ναιν sūkínain	σῡκῐ́νοιν sūkínoin	σῡκῐ́νοις sūkínois	σῡκῐ́ναις sūkínais	σῡκῐ́νοις sūkínois
Accusative	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kinon	σῡκῐ́νην sūkínēn	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kinon	σῡκῐ́νω sūkínō	σῡκῐ́νᾱ sūkínā	σῡκῐ́νω sūkínō	σῡκῐ́νους sūkínous	σῡκῐ́νᾱς sūkínās	σῡ́κῐνᾰ sū́kina
Vocative	σῡ́κῐνε sū́kine	σῡκῐ́νη sūkínē	σῡ́κῐνον sū́kinon	σῡκῐ́νω sūkínō	σῡκῐ́νᾱ sūkínā	σῡκῐ́νω sūkínō	σῡ́κῐνοι sū́kinoi	σῡ́κῐναι sū́kinai	σῡ́κῐνᾰ sū́kina
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σῡκῐ́νως sūkínōs			σῡκῐνώτερος sūkinṓteros			σῡκῐνώτᾰτος sūkinṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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