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-ιον
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ιόν -ίον ἰόν ἴον
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
grc -ῐ́ον
Etymology
grc :inh grk-pro:-<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-yóm>> noun suffix suffix
grc ine-pro *-yóm, itself a neuter nominal suffix that derives nouns from adjectives ending in ine-pro *-yós.
For the development from adjective to diminutive, compare sa -क and sla-pro *-ъka. From the development from adjective to place, compare la -ārium. grc
Pronunciation
-ῐον
Suffix
-ῐον -ῐ́ου n second grc diminutive suffixes
termination of neuter substantivations of adjectives in grc -ῐος belonging to also forms parasynthetic compounds
forms diminutive nouns
forms toponyms (names for places)
Declension
-ῐον ου
Derived terms
grc
Related terms
grc -εῖον