From βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “short”) + -ίων (-íōn), because the upper arm is shorter than the forearm.
βρᾰχῑ́ων • (brăkhī́ōn) m (genitive βρᾰχῑ́ονος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ βρᾰχῑ́ων ho brăkhī́ōn |
τὼ βρᾰχῑ́ονε tṑ brăkhī́one |
οἱ βρᾰχῑ́ονες hoi brăkhī́ones | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ βρᾰχῑ́ονος toû brăkhī́onos |
τοῖν βρᾰχῑόνοιν toîn brăkhīónoin |
τῶν βρᾰχῑόνων tôn brăkhīónōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ βρᾰχῑ́ονῐ tôi brăkhī́onĭ |
τοῖν βρᾰχῑόνοιν toîn brăkhīónoin |
τοῖς βρᾰχῑ́οσῐ / βρᾰχῑ́οσῐν toîs brăkhī́osĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν βρᾰχῑ́ονᾰ tòn brăkhī́onă |
τὼ βρᾰχῑ́ονε tṑ brăkhī́one |
τοὺς βρᾰχῑ́ονᾰς toùs brăkhī́onăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | βρᾰχῖον brăkhîon |
βρᾰχῑ́ονε brăkhī́one |
βρᾰχῑ́ονες brăkhī́ones | ||||||||||
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βρᾰχίων • (brăkhíōn) m or f (neuter βρᾰχίον); third declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | βρᾰχίων brăkhíōn |
βρᾰχίον brăkhíon |
βρᾰχίονε brăkhíone |
βρᾰχίονε brăkhíone |
βρᾰχίονες / βρᾰχίους brăkhíones / brăkhíous |
βρᾰχίονᾰ / βρᾰχίω brăkhíonă / brăkhíō | ||||||||
Genitive | βρᾰχίονος brăkhíonos |
βρᾰχίονος brăkhíonos |
βρᾰχιόνοιν brăkhiónoin |
βρᾰχιόνοιν brăkhiónoin |
βρᾰχιόνων brăkhiónōn |
βρᾰχιόνων brăkhiónōn | ||||||||
Dative | βρᾰχίονῐ brăkhíonĭ |
βρᾰχίονῐ brăkhíonĭ |
βρᾰχιόνοιν brăkhiónoin |
βρᾰχιόνοιν brăkhiónoin |
βρᾰχίοσῐ / βρᾰχίοσῐν brăkhíosĭ(n) |
βρᾰχίοσῐ / βρᾰχίοσῐν brăkhíosĭ(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | βρᾰχίονᾰ / βρᾰχίω brăkhíonă / brăkhíō |
βρᾰχίον brăkhíon |
βρᾰχίονε brăkhíone |
βρᾰχίονε brăkhíone |
βρᾰχίονᾰς / βρᾰχίους brăkhíonăs / brăkhíous |
βρᾰχίονᾰ / βρᾰχίω brăkhíonă / brăkhíō | ||||||||
Vocative | βρᾰχίον brăkhíon |
βρᾰχίον brăkhíon |
βρᾰχίονε brăkhíone |
βρᾰχίονε brăkhíone |
βρᾰχίονες / βρᾰχίους brăkhíones / brăkhíous |
βρᾰχίονᾰ / βρᾰχίω brăkhíonă / brăkhíō | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
βρᾰχίον brăkhíon |
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