From ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), because it was used for dyeing the hair yellow.
ξᾰ́νθῐον • (xánthion) n (genitive ξᾰνθῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ξᾰ́νθῐον tò xánthion |
τὼ ξᾰνθῐ́ω tṑ xanthíō |
τᾰ̀ ξᾰ́νθῐᾰ tà xánthia | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ξᾰνθῐ́ου toû xanthíou |
τοῖν ξᾰνθῐ́οιν toîn xanthíoin |
τῶν ξᾰνθῐ́ων tôn xanthíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ξᾰνθῐ́ῳ tôi xanthíōi |
τοῖν ξᾰνθῐ́οιν toîn xanthíoin |
τοῖς ξᾰνθῐ́οις toîs xanthíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ξᾰ́νθῐον tò xánthion |
τὼ ξᾰνθῐ́ω tṑ xanthíō |
τᾰ̀ ξᾰ́νθῐᾰ tà xánthia | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ξᾰ́νθῐον xánthion |
ξᾰνθῐ́ω xanthíō |
ξᾰ́νθῐᾰ xánthia | ||||||||||
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