ἄγγουρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Plant names are generally of substrate origin, so a Pre-Greek borrowing is conceivable.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓́γγουρον • (ángouron) n (genitive ᾰ̓γγούρου); second declension

  1. (botany) cucumber
Inflection
Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́γγουρον; τοῦ ᾰ̓γγούρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓́γγουρον
tò ángouron		 τὼ ᾰ̓γγούρω
tṑ angoúrō		 τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγουρᾰ
tà ángoura
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓γγούρου
toû angoúrou		 τοῖν ᾰ̓γγούροιν
toîn angoúroin		 τῶν ᾰ̓γγούρων
tôn angoúrōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓γγούρῳ
tôi angoúrōi		 τοῖν ᾰ̓γγούροιν
toîn angoúroin		 τοῖς ᾰ̓γγούροις
toîs angoúrois
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓́γγουρον
tò ángouron		 τὼ ᾰ̓γγούρω
tṑ angoúrō		 τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́γγουρᾰ
tà ángoura
Vocative ᾰ̓́γγουρον
ángouron		 ᾰ̓γγούρω
angoúrō		 ᾰ̓́γγουρᾰ
ángoura
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ᾰ̓γγουρέᾱ f (angouréā)
  • ᾰ̓γγούρῐον (angoúrion)
  • ᾰ̓γγουρόσπορος m (angourósporos, “seed of cucumber”)

Further reading
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