From βακτηρία (baktēría, “staff, cane”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).
βακτήριον • (baktḗrion) n (genitive βακτηρίου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ βακτήριον tò baktḗrion |
τὼ βακτηρίω tṑ baktēríō |
τᾰ̀ βακτήριᾰ tằ baktḗriă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βακτηρίου toû baktēríou |
τοῖν βακτηρίοιν toîn baktēríoin |
τῶν βακτηρίων tôn baktēríōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βακτηρίῳ tôi baktēríōi |
τοῖν βακτηρίοιν toîn baktēríoin |
τοῖς βακτηρίοις toîs baktēríois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ βακτήριον tò baktḗrion |
τὼ βακτηρίω tṑ baktēríō |
τᾰ̀ βακτήριᾰ tằ baktḗriă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βακτήριον baktḗrion |
βακτηρίω baktēríō |
βακτήριᾰ baktḗriă | ||||||||||
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