κλειδίον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κλείς (kleís, “bolt, catch, key”) +‎ -ῐον (-ion, “diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλειδῐ́ον • (kleidíon) n (genitive κλειδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Little key.
    1. Stopcock.
  2. Synonym of κλείς (kleís). (of the tunny)
  3. (medicine) A kind of astringent pill or astringent suppository.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: κλειδίν (kleidín), κλειδί (kleidí)
  • → Translingual: Cleidion

References

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