ᾠόν

See also: ᾦον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὤοεν (ṓoen), ὤϊον (ṓïon) – Aeolic, poetic
ὤβεον (ṓbeon) – Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), argued to have been a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”), whence also ᾱ̓ετός (āetós, “eagle”) and οἰωνός (oiōnós, “bird of prey”). Cognates include Latin ōvum, Persian ‎ (xâye) and Old English ǣġ (English egg).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔːi̯.ón/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈon/

Noun

ᾠόν • (ōión) n (genitive ᾠοῦ); second declension

egg
seed

Usage notes

Along with πτερόν (pterón), λουτρόν (loutrón), ζυγόν (zugón) and ἑρπετόν (herpetón) this is one of the very few neuter nouns that does not have a recessive accent.

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ᾠόν; τοῦ ᾠοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾠόν tò ōión	τὼ ᾠώ tṑ ōiṓ	τᾰ̀ ᾠᾰ́ tà ōiá
Genitive	τοῦ ᾠοῦ toû ōioû	τοῖν ᾠοῖν toîn ōioîn	τῶν ᾠῶν tôn ōiôn
Dative	τῷ ᾠῷ tôi ōiôi	τοῖν ᾠοῖν toîn ōioîn	τοῖς ᾠοῖς toîs ōioîs
Accusative	τὸ ᾠόν tò ōión	τὼ ᾠώ tṑ ōiṓ	τᾰ̀ ᾠᾰ́ tà ōiá
Vocative	ᾠόν ōión	ᾠώ ōiṓ	ᾠᾰ́ ōiá
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾠᾰ́ρῐον (ōiárion)
ᾠοειδής (ōioeidḗs)
ᾠώδης (ōiṓdēs)

Descendants

Greek: αβγό n (avgó, “egg”)

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