Σικυών
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Σεκυών (Sekuṓn)
Etymology
Formally identical to σικυών (sikuṓn, “cucumber bed”). However, there is no variant form **σεκυ- to complement Σεκυών (Sekuṓn), with the exception of a form σεκούα in Hesychius.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /si.ky.ɔ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /si.kyˈon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /si.cyˈon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /si.cyˈon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /si.ciˈon/
Proper noun
Σῐκῠών • (Sikuṓn) m or f (genitive Σῐκῠῶνος); third declension
- Sicyon; Sikyona, Corinthia, Greece
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 9.53
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.2.14
Usage notes
According to Strabo, the original name of the town was Αἰγιαλεῖς (Aigialeîs), followed by Μηκώνη (Mēkṓnē). The native name of the town was Σεκυών (Sekuṓn).
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ, ἡ Σῐκῠών; τοῦ, τῆς Σῐκῠῶνος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ, ἡ Σῐκῠών ho, hē Sikuṓn | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς Σῐκῠῶνος toû, tês Sikuônos | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ, τῇ Σῐκῠῶνῐ tôi, têi Sikuôni | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν, τὴν Σῐκῠῶνᾰ tòn, tḕn Sikuôna | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Σῐκῠών Sikuṓn | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Σικυώνιος (Sikuṓnios)
- Σικυωνικός (Sikuōnikós)
- Σικυώνοθε (Sikuṓnothe)
Descendants
- Greek: Σικυών (Sikyón); Σικυώνα (Sikyóna)
- Latin: Sicyon
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025