From πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), thus literally “winglet”.
πτερύγῐον • (pterúgĭon) n (genitive πτερῠγίου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ πτερῠ́γῐον tò pterŭ́gĭon |
τὼ πτερῠγῐ́ω tṑ pterŭgĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ πτερῠ́γῐᾰ tằ pterŭ́gĭă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πτερῠγῐ́ου toû pterŭgĭ́ou |
τοῖν πτερῠγῐ́οιν toîn pterŭgĭ́oin |
τῶν πτερῠγῐ́ων tôn pterŭgĭ́ōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πτερῠγῐ́ῳ tôi pterŭgĭ́ōi |
τοῖν πτερῠγῐ́οιν toîn pterŭgĭ́oin |
τοῖς πτερῠγῐ́οις toîs pterŭgĭ́ois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ πτερῠ́γῐον tò pterŭ́gĭon |
τὼ πτερῠγῐ́ω tṑ pterŭgĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ πτερῠ́γῐᾰ tằ pterŭ́gĭă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πτερῠ́γῐον pterŭ́gĭon |
πτερῠγῐ́ω pterŭgĭ́ō |
πτερῠ́γῐᾰ pterŭ́gĭă | ||||||||||
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