ἔντομον

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Neuter substantive of ἔντομος (éntomos, “cut into pieces”) with ellipsed ζῷον (zôion, “beast”)

Noun

ἔντομον • (éntomon) n (genitive ἐντόμου); second declension

  1. insect
Inflection
Second declension of τὸ ἔντομον; τοῦ ἐντόμου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἔντομον
tò éntomon 		τὼ ἐντόμω
tṑ entómō 		τᾰ̀ ἔντομᾰ
tà éntoma
Genitive τοῦ ἐντόμου
toû entómou 		τοῖν ἐντόμοιν
toîn entómoin 		τῶν ἐντόμων
tôn entómōn
Dative τῷ ἐντόμῳ
tôi entómōi 		τοῖν ἐντόμοιν
toîn entómoin 		τοῖς ἐντόμοις
toîs entómois
Accusative τὸ ἔντομον
tò éntomon 		τὼ ἐντόμω
tṑ entómō 		τᾰ̀ ἔντομᾰ
tà éntoma
Vocative ἔντομον
éntomon 		ἐντόμω
entómō 		ἔντομᾰ
éntoma
Notes:
Descendants
  • Greek: έντομο (éntomo)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ἔντομον • (éntomon)

  1. inflection of ἔντομος (éntomos):
    1. masculine/feminine accusative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
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