μέταλλον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Pre-Greek because of the presence of -αλλο- (-allo-). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέταλλον • (métallon) n (genitive μετάλλου); second declension

  1. A mine, quarry, or salt pit
  2. metal

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μέταλλον; τοῦ μετάλλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μέταλλον
tò métallon 		τὼ μετάλλω
tṑ metállō 		τᾰ̀ μέταλλᾰ
tằ métallă
Genitive τοῦ μετάλλου
toû metállou 		τοῖν μετάλλοιν
toîn metálloin 		τῶν μετάλλων
tôn metállōn
Dative τῷ μετάλλῳ
tôi metállōi 		τοῖν μετάλλοιν
toîn metálloin 		τοῖς μετάλλοις
toîs metállois
Accusative τὸ μέταλλον
tò métallon 		τὼ μετάλλω
tṑ metállō 		τᾰ̀ μέταλλᾰ
tằ métallă
Vocative μέταλλον
métallon 		μετάλλω
metállō 		μέταλλᾰ
métallă
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Old Armenian: մետաղ (metał)
  • → Georgian: მეტალი (meṭali)
  • Greek: μέταλλο (métallo)
  • → Latin: metallum (see there for further descendants)

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