From ἔχις (ékhis, “viper”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), because of the resemblance of the fruit to the head of a snake.
ἔχῐον • (ékhĭon) n (genitive ἐχῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ἔχῐον tò ékhĭon |
τὼ ἐχῐ́ω tṑ ekhĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ ἔχῐᾰ tằ ékhĭă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἐχῐ́ου toû ekhĭ́ou |
τοῖν ἐχῐ́οιν toîn ekhĭ́oin |
τῶν ἐχῐ́ων tôn ekhĭ́ōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἐχῐ́ῳ tôi ekhĭ́ōi |
τοῖν ἐχῐ́οιν toîn ekhĭ́oin |
τοῖς ἐχῐ́οις toîs ekhĭ́ois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ἔχῐον tò ékhĭon |
τὼ ἐχῐ́ω tṑ ekhĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ ἔχῐᾰ tằ ékhĭă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἔχῐον ékhĭon |
ἐχῐ́ω ekhĭ́ō |
ἔχῐᾰ ékhĭă | ||||||||||
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