κλειδίον

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κλείς (kleís, “bolt, catch, key”) +‎ -ῐον (-ion, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλειδῐ́ον • (kleidíon) n (genitive κλειδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Little key.
    1. Stopcock.
  2. Synonym of κλείς (kleís). (of the tunny)
  3. (medicine) A kind of astringent pill or astringent suppository.

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κλειδῐ́ον; τοῦ κλειδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κλειδῐ́ον
tò kleidíon 		τὼ κλειδῐ́ω
tṑ kleidíō 		τᾰ̀ κλειδῐ́ᾰ
tà kleidía
Genitive τοῦ κλειδῐ́ου
toû kleidíou 		τοῖν κλειδῐ́οιν
toîn kleidíoin 		τῶν κλειδῐ́ων
tôn kleidíōn
Dative τῷ κλειδῐ́ῳ
tôi kleidíōi 		τοῖν κλειδῐ́οιν
toîn kleidíoin 		τοῖς κλειδῐ́οις
toîs kleidíois
Accusative τὸ κλειδῐ́ον
tò kleidíon 		τὼ κλειδῐ́ω
tṑ kleidíō 		τᾰ̀ κλειδῐ́ᾰ
tà kleidía
Vocative κλειδῐ́ον
kleidíon 		κλειδῐ́ω
kleidíō 		κλειδῐ́ᾰ
kleidía
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References

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