σίαλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably an onomatopoeic word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sí.a.lon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.a.lon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.a.lon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.a.lon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.a.lon/

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Noun

σίαλον • (síalon) n (genitive σιάλου); second declension

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σίαλον; τοῦ σιάλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σίαλον tò síalon	τὼ σιάλω tṑ siálō	τᾰ̀ σίαλᾰ tà síala
Genitive	τοῦ σιάλου toû siálou	τοῖν σιάλοιν toîn siáloin	τῶν σιάλων tôn siálōn
Dative	τῷ σιάλῳ tôi siálōi	τοῖν σιάλοιν toîn siáloin	τοῖς σιάλοις toîs siálois
Accusative	τὸ σίαλον tò síalon	τὼ σιάλω tṑ siálō	τᾰ̀ σίαλᾰ tà síala
Vocative	σίαλον síalon	σιάλω siálō	σίαλᾰ síala
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σιαλίζω (sialízō)
σιαλίς (sialís)
σιαλισμός (sialismós)
σιαλιστήριον (sialistḗrion)
σιαλοποιός (sialopoiós)
σιαλώδης (sialṓdēs)