προσκήνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρό (pró, “before”) +‎ σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent, stage”) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

προσκήνῐον • (proskḗnion) n (genitive προσκηνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. the forepart or entrance of a tent
  2. proscenium
    1. a stage curtain

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ προσκήνῐον; τοῦ προσκηνῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ προσκήνῐον
tò proskḗnion		 τὼ προσκηνῐ́ω
tṑ proskēníō		 τᾰ̀ προσκήνῐᾰ
tà proskḗnia
Genitive τοῦ προσκηνῐ́ου
toû proskēníou		 τοῖν προσκηνῐ́οιν
toîn proskēníoin		 τῶν προσκηνῐ́ων
tôn proskēníōn
Dative τῷ προσκηνῐ́ῳ
tôi proskēníōi		 τοῖν προσκηνῐ́οιν
toîn proskēníoin		 τοῖς προσκηνῐ́οις
toîs proskēníois
Accusative τὸ προσκήνῐον
tò proskḗnion		 τὼ προσκηνῐ́ω
tṑ proskēníō		 τᾰ̀ προσκήνῐᾰ
tà proskḗnia
Vocative προσκήνῐον
proskḗnion		 προσκηνῐ́ω
proskēníō		 προσκήνῐᾰ
proskḗnia
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Greek: προσκήνιο (proskínio)
  • → Latin: proscēnium

Further reading
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