From earlier *ἄϝεθλον (*áwethlon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow (of wind)”) + *-dʰlom (forms nouns denoting tool or instrument), as if "gasp, pant, wheeze", if not from a similar root meaning "to strive".
ἆθλον • (âthlon) n (genitive ἄθλου); second declension (Attic, contracted)
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ἆθλον tò âthlon |
τὼ ᾱ̓́θλω tṑ ā́thlō |
τᾰ̀ ἆθλᾰ tà âthla | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ᾱ̓́θλου toû ā́thlou |
τοῖν ᾱ̓́θλοιν toîn ā́thloin |
τῶν ᾱ̓́θλων tôn ā́thlōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ᾱ̓́θλῳ tôi ā́thlōi |
τοῖν ᾱ̓́θλοιν toîn ā́thloin |
τοῖς ᾱ̓́θλοις toîs ā́thlois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ἆθλον tò âthlon |
τὼ ᾱ̓́θλω tṑ ā́thlō |
τᾰ̀ ἆθλᾰ tà âthla | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἆθλον âthlon |
ᾱ̓́θλω ā́thlō |
ἆθλᾰ âthla | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἄεθλον áethlon |
ἀέθλω aéthlō |
ἄεθλᾰ áethla | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ἀέθλου / ἀεθλοῖο / ἀέθλοιο / ἀεθλόο / ἀέθλοο aéthlou / aethloîo / aéthloio / aethlóo / aéthloo |
ἀέθλοιῐν aéthloiin |
ἀέθλων aéthlōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ἀέθλῳ aéthlōi |
ἀέθλοιῐν aéthloiin |
ἀέθλοισῐ / ἀέθλοισῐν / ἀέθλοις aéthloisi(n) / aéthlois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ἄεθλον áethlon |
ἀέθλω aéthlō |
ἄεθλᾰ áethla | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἄεθλον áethlon |
ἀέθλω aéthlō |
ἄεθλᾰ áethla | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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ἆθλον • (âthlon)