λίκνον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • λεῖκνον (leîknon)

Etymology

Ultimately from λικμάω (likmáō, “to winnow”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λίκνον • (líknon) n (genitive λίκνου); second declension

  1. A winnowing fan, a winnowing basket
  2. A cradle

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ λῐ́κνον; τοῦ λῐ́κνου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ λῐ́κνον
tò líknon		 τὼ λῐ́κνω
tṑ líknō		 τᾰ̀ λῐ́κνᾰ
tà líkna
Genitive τοῦ λῐ́κνου
toû líknou		 τοῖν λῐ́κνοιν
toîn líknoin		 τῶν λῐ́κνων
tôn líknōn
Dative τῷ λῐ́κνῳ
tôi líknōi		 τοῖν λῐ́κνοιν
toîn líknoin		 τοῖς λῐ́κνοις
toîs líknois
Accusative τὸ λῐ́κνον
tò líknon		 τὼ λῐ́κνω
tṑ líknō		 τᾰ̀ λῐ́κνᾰ
tà líkna
Vocative λῐ́κνον
líknon		 λῐ́κνω
líknō		 λῐ́κνᾰ
líkna
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • λικνάριον (liknárion)
  • λικνίζω (liknízō)
  • λικνίτης (liknítēs)
  • λικνοειδής (liknoeidḗs)
  • λικνοφορέω (liknophoréō)
  • λικνοφόρος (liknophóros)

Descendants
  • Greek: λίκνο (líkno)

Further reading
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