-ίων

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See also: ιών, ἱών, Ἴων, and ἰών

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

    Perhaps taken from Anatolian.

    Suffix

    -ῑ́ων • (-ī́ōn) m or f (genitive -ῑ́ωνος or -ῑ́ονος); third declension

    1. (chiefly Epic) Suffix added to father's name that forms masculine patronymic, meaning "son of"
      ‎Πηλεύς (Pēleús, “Peleus”) + ‎-ίων (-íōn) → ‎Πηλεΐων (Pēleḯōn, “son of Peleus”)
    Inflection
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ωνος
    -ī́ōnos     		— -ῑώνοιν
    -īṓnoin     		— -ῑώνων
    -īṓnōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ωνῐ
    -ī́ōni     		— -ῑώνοιν
    -īṓnoin     		— -ῑ́ωσῐ / -ῑ́ωσῐν
    -ī́ōsi(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ωνᾰ
    -ī́ōna     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνᾰς
    -ī́ōnas     		—
    Vocative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Notes:
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ονος
    -ī́onos     		— -ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		— -ῑόνων
    -īónōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
    -ī́oni     		— -ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		— -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
    -ī́osi(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́ona     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονᾰς
    -ī́onas     		—
    Vocative -ῖον
    -îon     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Notes:
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Epic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ωνος
    -ī́ōnos     		— -ῑώνοιῐν
    -īṓnoiin     		— -ῑώνων
    -īṓnōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ωνῐ
    -ī́ōni     		— -ῑώνοιῐν
    -īṓnoiin     		— -ῑ́ωσῐ / -ῑ́ωσῐν / -ῑώνεσσῐ / -ῑώνεσσῐν / -ῑώνεσῐ / -ῑώνεσῐν
    -ī́ōsi(n) / -īṓnessi(n) / -īṓnesi(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ωνᾰ
    -ī́ōna     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνᾰς
    -ī́ōnas     		—
    Vocative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Epic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ονος
    -ī́onos     		— -ῑόνοιῐν
    -īónoiin     		— -ῑόνων
    -īónōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
    -ī́oni     		— -ῑόνοιῐν
    -īónoiin     		— -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν / -ῑόνεσσῐ / -ῑόνεσσῐν / -ῑόνεσῐ / -ῑόνεσῐν
    -ī́osi(n) / -īónessi(n) / -īónesi(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́ona     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονᾰς
    -ī́onas     		—
    Vocative -ῖον
    -îon     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίων (patronymic)

    References

    • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Hellenic *-ihō, from Proto-Indo-European *-isō, from *-yōs (whence -ων (-ōn)).

      Suffix

      -ῑ́ων • (-ī́ōn) m or f (neuter -ῑον); third declension

      1. Suffix added to some adjectival stems to form a comparative adjective: -er
        ‎ἡδύς (hēdús, “sweet”) + ‎-ίων (-íōn) → ‎ἡδῑ́ων (hēdī́ōn, “sweeter”)
      Inflection
      Third declension of -ῑ́ων; -ῖον (Attic)
      Number Singular Dual Plural
      Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
      Nominative -ῑ́ων
      -ī́ōn       		-ῖον
      -îon       		-ῑ́ονε
      -ī́one       		-ῑ́ονε
      -ī́one       		-ῑ́ονες
      -ī́ones       		-ῑ́ονᾰ
      -ī́ona
      Genitive -ῑ́ονος
      -ī́onos       		-ῑ́ονος
      -ī́onos       		-ῑόνοιν
      -īónoin       		-ῑόνοιν
      -īónoin       		-ῑόνων
      -īónōn       		-ῑόνων
      -īónōn
      Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
      -ī́oni       		-ῑ́ονῐ
      -ī́oni       		-ῑόνοιν
      -īónoin       		-ῑόνοιν
      -īónoin       		-ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
      -ī́osi(n)       		-ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
      -ī́osi(n)
      Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
      -ī́ona       		-ῖον
      -îon       		-ῑ́ονε
      -ī́one       		-ῑ́ονε
      -ī́one       		-ῑ́ονᾰς
      -ī́onas       		-ῑ́ονᾰ
      -ī́ona
      Vocative -ῖον
      -îon       		-ῖον
      -îon       		-ῑ́ονε
      -ī́one       		-ῑ́ονε
      -ī́one       		-ῑ́ονες
      -ī́ones       		-ῑ́ονᾰ
      -ī́ona
      Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
      -ῑόνως
      -īónōs       		-ῑονέστερος
      -īonésteros       		-ῑονέστᾰτος
      -īonéstatos
      Notes:
      Derived terms
      Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίων (comparative)

      References

      Wikious
      Boobota
      Sagapedia