ἄξων

See also: άξων

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-. Cognate with Sanskrit अक्ष (akṣa, “axle, axis, balance beam”), Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀒𐀰𐀚 (a-ko-so-ne) and Latin axis.

Alternative forms
  • αὔξων (aúxōn)

Noun

ἄξων • (áxōn) m (genitive ἄξονος); third declension

  1. an axle
  2. (geometry) an axis of a solid
    1. of a cone
    2. of a conic section
    3. of a cylinder
  3. the axis of the celestial sphere
  4. (figuratively) a course or path of action
  5. (anatomy) C2, the axis (the second cervical vertebra)
Declension
Third declension of ὁ ἄξων; τοῦ ἄξονος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἄξων
ho áxōn		 τὼ ἄξονε
tṑ áxone		 οἱ ἄξονες
hoi áxones
Genitive τοῦ ἄξονος
toû áxonos		 τοῖν ἀξόνοιν
toîn axónoin		 τῶν ἀξόνων
tôn axónōn
Dative τῷ ἄξονῐ
tôi áxoni		 τοῖν ἀξόνοιν
toîn axónoin		 τοῖς ἄξοσῐ / ἄξοσῐν
toîs áxosi(n)
Accusative τὸν ἄξονᾰ
tòn áxona		 τὼ ἄξονε
tṑ áxone		 τοὺς ἄξονᾰς
toùs áxonas
Vocative ἄξον
áxon		 ἄξονε
áxone		 ἄξονες
áxones
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἄξονες (áxones)

Etymology 2

Participle

ἄξων • (áxōn) m (feminine ᾰ̓́ξουσᾰ, neuter ᾰ̓́ξον); first/third declension

  1. future active participle of ἄγω (ágō)
Declension
First and third declension of ἄξων; ἄξουσᾰ; ἄξον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative ἄξων
áxōn		 ἄξουσᾰ
áxousa		 ἄξον
áxon		 ἄξοντε
áxonte		 ἀξούσᾱ
axoúsā		 ἄξοντε
áxonte		 ἄξοντες
áxontes		 ἄξουσαι
áxousai		 ἄξοντᾰ
áxonta
Genitive ἄξοντος
áxontos		 ἀξούσης
axoúsēs		 ἄξοντος
áxontos		 ἀξόντοιν
axóntoin		 ἀξούσαιν
axoúsain		 ἀξόντοιν
axóntoin		 ἀξόντων
axóntōn		 ἀξουσῶν
axousôn		 ἀξόντων
axóntōn
Dative ἄξοντῐ
áxonti		 ἀξούσῃ
axoúsēi		 ἄξοντῐ
áxonti		 ἀξόντοιν
axóntoin		 ἀξούσαιν
axoúsain		 ἀξόντοιν
axóntoin		 ἄξουσῐ / ἄξουσῐν
áxousi(n)		 ἀξούσαις
axoúsais		 ἄξουσῐ / ἄξουσῐν
áxousi(n)
Accusative ἄξοντᾰ
áxonta		 ἄξουσᾰν
áxousan		 ἄξον
áxon		 ἄξοντε
áxonte		 ἀξούσᾱ
axoúsā		 ἄξοντε
áxonte		 ἄξοντᾰς
áxontas		 ἀξούσᾱς
axoúsās		 ἄξοντᾰ
áxonta
Vocative ἄξων
áxōn		 ἄξουσᾰ
áxousa		 ἄξον
áxon		 ἄξοντε
áxonte		 ἀξούσᾱ
axoúsā		 ἄξοντε
áxonte		 ἄξοντες
áxontes		 ἄξουσαι
áxousai		 ἄξοντᾰ
áxonta
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἀξόντως
axóntōs		 — —
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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