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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) + -ών (-ṓn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oi̯.nɔ̌ːn/ → /yˈnon/ → /iˈnon/
Noun
οἰνών • (oinṓn) m (genitive οἰνῶνος); third declension
- wine cellar
- Synonym: οἰνοθήκη (oinothḗkē)
2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 4, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata:οἶνος; ἆρα ἔστιν οἶνος; ἔστιν οἶνος, ἐν τῷ οἰνῶνι. ὁ οἶνός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ οἰνῶνι.- oînos? âra éstin oînos? éstin oînos, en tôi oinôni. ho oînós estin en tôi oinôni.
- Wine? Is there wine? There is wine, in the wine cellar. The wine is in the wine cellar.
2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 4, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata:ἡ δὲ Εὐγενίᾱ ἔρχεται εἰς τὸν οἰνῶνα- hē dè Eugeníā érkhetai eis tòn oinôna
- Eugenia walks to the wine cellar.
2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 4, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata:ὁ οὖν Σωσίᾱς λαμβάνει τὸν σάκκον καὶ ἀποχωρεῖ ἐκ τοῦ οἰνῶνος.- ho oûn Sōsíās lambánei tòn sákkon kaì apokhōreî ek toû oinônos.
- Then Socias takes his bag and leaves the wine cellar.
Inflection