λάχανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λαχαίνω (lakhaínō, “to dig”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lá.kʰa.non/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kʰa.non/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.xa.non/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈla.xa.non/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈla.xa.non/

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Noun

λάχανον • (lákhanon) n (genitive λαχάνου); second declension

garden herb, opposite to wild plants
(in the plural) vegetables
(in the plural) vegetable market

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ λάχανον; τοῦ λαχάνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ λάχανον tò lákhanon	τὼ λαχάνω tṑ lakhánō	τᾰ̀ λάχανᾰ tà lákhana
Genitive	τοῦ λαχάνου toû lakhánou	τοῖν λαχάνοιν toîn lakhánoin	τῶν λαχάνων tôn lakhánōn
Dative	τῷ λαχάνῳ tôi lakhánōi	τοῖν λαχάνοιν toîn lakhánoin	τοῖς λαχάνοις toîs lakhánois
Accusative	τὸ λάχανον tò lákhanon	τὼ λαχάνω tṑ lakhánō	τᾰ̀ λάχανᾰ tà lákhana
Vocative	λάχανον lákhanon	λαχάνω lakhánō	λάχανᾰ lákhana
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λαχανάριον (lakhanárion)
λαχανᾶς (lakhanâs)
λαχανεία (lakhaneía)
λαχανοειδής (lakhanoeidḗs)
λαχανεύς (lakhaneús)
λαχανεύω (lakhaneúō)
λαχανηρός (lakhanērós)
λαχανιά (lakhaniá)
λαχανίδιον (lakhanídion)
λαχανίζω (lakhanízō)
λαχανικός (lakhanikós)
λαχάνιον (lakhánion)
λαχανοθήκη (lakhanothḗkē)
λαχανοπώλης (lakhanopṓlēs)
λαχανώδης (lakhanṓdēs)

Descendants

Greek: λάχανο (láchano)