αἰδοῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Substantivization of the neuter of αἰδοῖος (aidoîos, “modest, bashful”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

αἰδοῖον • (aidoîon) n (genitive αἰδοίου); second declension

  1. (frequently in the plural) the genitals, pudenda, vulva, penis

Declension
Second declension of τὸ αἰδοῖον; τοῦ αἰδοίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ αἰδοῖον
tò aidoîon		 τὼ αἰδοίω
tṑ aidoíō		 τᾰ̀ αἰδοῖᾰ
tà aidoîa
Genitive τοῦ αἰδοίου
toû aidoíou		 τοῖν αἰδοίοιν
toîn aidoíoin		 τῶν αἰδοίων
tôn aidoíōn
Dative τῷ αἰδοίῳ
tôi aidoíōi		 τοῖν αἰδοίοιν
toîn aidoíoin		 τοῖς αἰδοίοις
toîs aidoíois
Accusative τὸ αἰδοῖον
tò aidoîon		 τὼ αἰδοίω
tṑ aidoíō		 τᾰ̀ αἰδοῖᾰ
tà aidoîa
Vocative αἰδοῖον
aidoîon		 αἰδοίω
aidoíō		 αἰδοῖᾰ
aidoîa
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants

Adjective

αἰδοῖον • (aidoîon)

  1. inflection of αἰδοῖος (aidoîos):
    1. accusative singular masculine
    2. nominative and accusative and vocative singular neuter

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