περικάρπιον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περῐ- (peri-, around) +‎ καρπός (karpós, “fruit”, diminutive suffix) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον • (perikárpion) n (genitive περῐκᾰρπῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (botany) case of fruit or seed, pod, husk or shell
  2. bracelet

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον; τοῦ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον
tò perikárpion 		τὼ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ω
tṑ perikarpíō 		τᾰ̀ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐᾰ
tà perikárpia
Genitive τοῦ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ου
toû perikarpíou 		τοῖν περῐκᾰρπῐ́οιν
toîn perikarpíoin 		τῶν περῐκᾰρπῐ́ων
tôn perikarpíōn
Dative τῷ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ῳ
tôi perikarpíōi 		τοῖν περῐκᾰρπῐ́οιν
toîn perikarpíoin 		τοῖς περῐκᾰρπῐ́οις
toîs perikarpíois
Accusative τὸ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον
tò perikárpion 		τὼ περῐκᾰρπῐ́ω
tṑ perikarpíō 		τᾰ̀ περῐκᾰ́ρπῐᾰ
tà perikárpia
Vocative περῐκᾰ́ρπῐον
perikárpion 		περῐκᾰρπῐ́ω
perikarpíō 		περῐκᾰ́ρπῐᾰ
perikárpia
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Greek: περικάρπιο (perikárpio) (learned)
  • → Latin: pericarpium

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