ψίλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon) — Attic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psí.lon/ → /ˈpsi.lon/ → /ˈpsi.lon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psí.lon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.lon/

Noun

ψῐ́λον • (psĭ́lon) n (genitive ψῐ́λοιο); second declension (Doric)

1. (Doric) Alternative spelling of πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”, “wing”)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ψῐ́λον; τοῦ ψῐ́λοιο (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ψῐ́λον tò psĭ́lon	τὼ ψῐ́λω tṑ psĭ́lō	τᾰ̀ ψῐ́λᾰ tằ psĭ́lă
Genitive	τοῦ ψῐ́λοιο toû psĭ́loio	τοῖν ψῐ́λοιν toîn psĭ́loin	τῶν ψῐ́λων tôn psĭ́lōn
Dative	τῷ ψῐ́λῳ tôi psĭ́lōi	τοῖν ψῐ́λοιν toîn psĭ́loin	τοῖς ψῐ́λοις toîs psĭ́lois
Accusative	τὸ ψῐ́λον tò psĭ́lon	τὼ ψῐ́λω tṑ psĭ́lō	τᾰ̀ ψῐ́λᾰ tằ psĭ́lă
Vocative	ψῐ́λον psĭ́lon	ψῐ́λω psĭ́lō	ψῐ́λᾰ psĭ́lă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ψῐ́λαξ (Psĭ́lax)

References

• “ψίλον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press