χερμάδιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter form of χερμᾰ́δῐος (khermắdĭos, “of the shape or size of a slingstone”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰer.má.di.on/ → /çerˈma.ði.on/ → /çerˈma.ði.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰer.má.di.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰerˈma.di.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /çerˈma.ði.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çerˈma.ði.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çerˈma.ði.on/

Noun

χερμᾰ́δῐον • (khermắdĭon) n (genitive χερμᾰδῐ́ου); second declension

1. large stone or boulder used as a missile

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ χερμᾰ́δῐον; τοῦ χερμᾰδῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ χερμᾰ́δῐον tò khermắdĭon	τὼ χερμᾰδῐ́ω tṑ khermădĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ tằ khermắdĭă
Genitive	τοῦ χερμᾰδῐ́ου toû khermădĭ́ou	τοῖν χερμᾰδῐ́οιν toîn khermădĭ́oin	τῶν χερμᾰδῐ́ων tôn khermădĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ χερμᾰδῐ́ῳ tôi khermădĭ́ōi	τοῖν χερμᾰδῐ́οιν toîn khermădĭ́oin	τοῖς χερμᾰδῐ́οις toîs khermădĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ χερμᾰ́δῐον tò khermắdĭon	τὼ χερμᾰδῐ́ω tṑ khermădĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ tằ khermắdĭă
Vocative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermắdĭon	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermădĭ́ō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermắdĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of χερμᾰ́δῐον; χερμᾰδῐ́ου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermắdĭon	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermădĭ́ō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermắdĭă
Genitive	χερμᾰδῐ́ου / χερμᾰδῐοῖο / χερμᾰδῐ́οιο / χερμᾰδῐόο / χερμᾰδῐ́οο khermădĭ́ou / khermădĭoîo / khermădĭ́oio / khermădĭóo / khermădĭ́oo	χερμᾰδῐ́οιῐν khermădĭ́oiĭn	χερμᾰδῐ́ων khermădĭ́ōn
Dative	χερμᾰδῐ́ῳ khermădĭ́ōi	χερμᾰδῐ́οιῐν khermădĭ́oiĭn	χερμᾰδῐ́οισῐ / χερμᾰδῐ́οισῐν / χερμᾰδῐ́οις khermădĭ́oisĭ(n) / khermădĭ́ois
Accusative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermắdĭon	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermădĭ́ō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermắdĭă
Vocative	χερμᾰ́δῐον khermắdĭon	χερμᾰδῐ́ω khermădĭ́ō	χερμᾰ́δῐᾰ khermắdĭă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “χερμάδιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “χερμάδιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “χερμάδιον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• χερμάδιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• χερμάδιον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963