Beekes reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *tḱiH-in (“kite”), connecting the word with Armenian ցին (cʻin, “kite”), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (saēna, “a mythical bird”), and Sanskrit श्येन (śyena, “eagle, falcon”).
ἴκτῑνος • (íktīnos) m (genitive ἰκτῑ́νου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ἴκτῑνος ho íktīnos |
τὼ ἰκτῑ́νω tṑ iktī́nō |
οἱ ἴκτῑνοι hoi íktīnoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἰκτῑ́νου toû iktī́nou |
τοῖν ἰκτῑ́νοιν toîn iktī́noin |
τῶν ἰκτῑ́νων tôn iktī́nōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἰκτῑ́νῳ tôi iktī́nōi |
τοῖν ἰκτῑ́νοιν toîn iktī́noin |
τοῖς ἰκτῑ́νοις toîs iktī́nois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἴκτῑνον tòn íktīnon |
τὼ ἰκτῑ́νω tṑ iktī́nō |
τοὺς ἰκτῑ́νους toùs iktī́nous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἴκτῑνε íktīne |
ἰκτῑ́νω iktī́nō |
ἴκτῑνοι íktīnoi | ||||||||||
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