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-ών

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). For the meaning, compare Latin -ētum (plantation, grove).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ών (-ṓnm (genitive -ῶνος); third declension

  1. (applied to noun stems) forms words for places [1]
    1. (of humans) apartment or quarters
    2. (of animals) stable or cote
    3. (of vegetation) plantation or grove
    4. (of objects) storage room

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920). A Greek Grammar for Colleges. American Book Company.