σίλφιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably cognate with Latin sirpe.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῐ́λφῐον • (sĭ́lphĭon) n (genitive σῐλφῐ́ου); second declension

  1. laserwort; silphium; silphion

Declension

Second declension of τὸ σῐ́λφῐον; τοῦ σῐλφῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σῐ́λφῐον
tò sĭ́lphĭon 		τὼ σῐλφῐ́ω
tṑ sĭlphĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ σῐ́λφῐᾰ
tằ sĭ́lphĭă
Genitive τοῦ σῐλφῐ́ου
toû sĭlphĭ́ou 		τοῖν σῐλφῐ́οιν
toîn sĭlphĭ́oin 		τῶν σῐλφῐ́ων
tôn sĭlphĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ σῐλφῐ́ῳ
tōî sĭlphĭ́ōi 		τοῖν σῐλφῐ́οιν
toîn sĭlphĭ́oin 		τοῖς σῐλφῐ́οις
toîs sĭlphĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ σῐ́λφῐον
tò sĭ́lphĭon 		τὼ σῐλφῐ́ω
tṑ sĭlphĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ σῐ́λφῐᾰ
tằ sĭ́lphĭă
Vocative σῐ́λφῐον
sĭ́lphĭon 		σῐλφῐ́ω
sĭlphĭ́ō 		σῐ́λφῐᾰ
sĭ́lphĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σῐλφαῖος (sĭlphaîos)
  • σῐλφῐόεις (sĭlphĭóeis)
  • σῐλφῐοπώλης (sĭlphĭopṓlēs)
  • σῐλφῐοφόρος (sĭlphĭophóros)
  • σῐλφῐόω (sĭlphĭóō)
  • σῐλφῐῶ (sĭlphĭô)
  • σῐλφῐωτός (sĭlphĭōtós)
  • σῐλφομᾱχος (sĭlphomākhos)

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