Γόρδιον
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Γόρδειον (Górdeion)
Etymology
From Phrygian [script needed] (Gordum, literally “city”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰ-os.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡór.di.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡor.di.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣor.ði.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣor.ði.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣor.ði.on/
Proper noun
Γόρδῐον • (Górdion) n (genitive Γορδῐ́ου); second declension
- Gordium; Gordion, Turkey
Inflection
Second declension of τὸ Γόρδῐον; τοῦ Γορδῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ Γόρδῐον tò Górdion | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Γορδῐ́ου toû Gordíou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Γορδῐ́ῳ tôi Gordíōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ Γόρδῐον tò Górdion | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Γόρδῐον Górdion | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek:
- Γόρδιον (Górdion)
- Γόρδιο (Górdio)
- Latin: Gordium
- Turkish: Gordion
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (1997), J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, editors, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 199
Further reading
- Γόρδιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011