καράβιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κάραβος (kárabos, a small boat) + -ιον (-ion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾱρᾰ́βῐον (kārábion) n (genitive κᾱρᾰβῐ́ον); second declension

  1. Diminutive of κάραβος (kárabos, a small boat)
  2. (Byzantine) ship

Inflection

Descendants

  • > Greek: καράβι (karávi) (inherited)
  • > Mariupol Greek: карав (karav), кара́ви (karávi), кара́вь (karávʹ) (inherited)
  • > Pontic Greek: καράβι (karávi), καράβιν (karávin), καράβ' (karáv') (inherited)
  • > Tsakonian: καράβι (karávi), καράδι (karádi), καράιδι (karáidi), καβάβι (kavávi) (inherited)
  • Aromanian: cãravi, cãrave, cãradi
  • Proto-Slavic: *korabľь (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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