ἀγκών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”), the same source as ᾰ̓́γκος (ắnkos, “glen; dell”), ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră, “anchor”) and ᾰ̓γκῠ́λος (ănkŭ́los, “curved; bent”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓γκών • (ănkṓn) m (genitive ᾰ̓γκῶνος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) bend of the arm; hence elbow
    Synonym: ὠλένη (ōlénē)
  2. nook; corner; angle of the wall
  3. bend or meander of a river
  4. headlands which form a bay
  5. ribs which support the horns of the cithara
  6. kind of vase

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓γκών; τοῦ ᾰ̓γκῶνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓γκών
ho ănkṓn 		τὼ ᾰ̓γκῶνε
tṑ ănkône 		οἱ ᾰ̓γκῶνες
hoi ănkônes
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓γκῶνος
toû ănkônos 		τοῖν ᾰ̓γκώνοιν
toîn ănkṓnoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓γκώνων
tôn ănkṓnōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓γκῶνῐ
tōî ănkônĭ 		τοῖν ᾰ̓γκώνοιν
toîn ănkṓnoin 		τοῖς ᾰ̓γκῶσῐ / ᾰ̓γκῶσῐν
toîs ănkôsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓γκῶνᾰ
tòn ănkônă 		τὼ ᾰ̓γκῶνε
tṑ ănkône 		τοὺς ᾰ̓γκῶνᾰς
toùs ănkônăs
Vocative ᾰ̓γκών
ănkṓn 		ᾰ̓γκῶνε
ănkône 		ᾰ̓γκῶνες
ănkônes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐ́ζω (ănkōnĭ́zō)
  • ᾰ̓γκώνῐον (ănkṓnĭon)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐ́σκῐον (ănkōnĭ́skĭon)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐ́σκος (ănkōnĭ́skos)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐσμός (ănkōnĭsmós)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνόδεσμος (ănkōnódesmos)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνοειδής (ănkōnoeidḗs)

Descendants

  • Greek: αγκώνας (agkónas)
  • → Latin: ancōn

Further reading

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