νικύλεον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Neumann, from Pre-Greek. Beekes remarks that the Linear B sign 𐀛 (ni) looks like a fig-tree.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

νικύλεον • (nikúleon) n (genitive νικυλέου); second declension

  1. A kind of fig found in Crete
    • 250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 3.76f:
      Ἑρμῶναξ δ᾽ ἐν Γλώτταις Κρητικαῖς σύκων γένη ἀναγράφει ἁμάδεα καὶ νικύλεα.
      Hermonax in his 'Cretan Languages' lists as species of figs the hamadea and the nikulea.

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ νικύλεον; τοῦ νικυλέου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ νικύλεον
tò nikúleon		 τὼ νικυλέω
tṑ nikuléō		 τᾰ̀ νικύλεᾰ
tà nikúlea
Genitive τοῦ νικυλέου
toû nikuléou		 τοῖν νικυλέοιν
toîn nikuléoin		 τῶν νικυλέων
tôn nikuléōn
Dative τῷ νικυλέῳ
tôi nikuléōi		 τοῖν νικυλέοιν
toîn nikuléoin		 τοῖς νικυλέοις
toîs nikuléois
Accusative τὸ νικύλεον
tò nikúleon		 τὼ νικυλέω
tṑ nikuléō		 τᾰ̀ νικύλεᾰ
tà nikúlea
Vocative νικύλεον
nikúleon		 νικυλέω
nikuléō		 νικύλεᾰ
nikúlea
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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