Σικυών
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Σεκυών (Sekuṓn)
Etymology
Formally identical to σικυών (sikuṓn, “cucumber bed”). However, there is no variant form **σεκυ- to complement Σεκυών (Sekuṓn), with the exception of a form σεκούα in Hesychius.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /si.ky.ɔ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /si.kyˈon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /si.cyˈon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /si.cyˈon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /si.ciˈon/
Proper noun
Σῐκῠών • (Sikuṓn) m or f (genitive Σῐκῠῶνος); third declension
Usage notes
According to Strabo, the original name of the town was Αἰγιαλεῖς (Aigialeîs), followed by Μηκώνη (Mēkṓnē). The native name of the town was Σεκυών (Sekuṓn).
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ, ἡ Σῐκῠών ho, hē Sikuṓn | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς Σῐκῠῶνος toû, tês Sikuônos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ, τῇ Σῐκῠῶνῐ tôi, têi Sikuôni | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν, τὴν Σῐκῠῶνᾰ tòn, tḕn Sikuôna | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Σῐκῠών Sikuṓn | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Σικυώνιος (Sikuṓnios)
- Σικυωνικός (Sikuōnikós)
- Σικυώνοθε (Sikuṓnothe)
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025