ἀγκών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”), same source as ἄγκος (ánkos, “glen, dell”), ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”) and ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved, bent”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἀγκών • (ankṓn) m (genitive ἀγκῶνος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) bend of the arm, hence elbow
    Synonym: ὠλένη (ōlénē)
  2. nook, corner, angle of the wall
  3. bend or meander of a river
  4. headlands which form a bay
  5. ribs which support the horns of the cithara
  6. kind of vase

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ ἀγκών; τοῦ ἀγκῶνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἀγκών
ho ankṓn		 τὼ ἀγκῶνε
tṑ ankône		 οἱ ἀγκῶνες
hoi ankônes
Genitive τοῦ ἀγκῶνος
toû ankônos		 τοῖν ἀγκώνοιν
toîn ankṓnoin		 τῶν ἀγκώνων
tôn ankṓnōn
Dative τῷ ἀγκῶνῐ
tôi ankôni		 τοῖν ἀγκώνοιν
toîn ankṓnoin		 τοῖς ἀγκῶσῐ / ἀγκῶσῐν
toîs ankôsi(n)
Accusative τὸν ἀγκῶνᾰ
tòn ankôna		 τὼ ἀγκῶνε
tṑ ankône		 τοὺς ἀγκῶνᾰς
toùs ankônas
Vocative ἀγκών
ankṓn		 ἀγκῶνε
ankône		 ἀγκῶνες
ankônes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἀγκωνίζω (ankōnízō)
  • ἀγκώνιον (ankṓnion)
  • ἀγκωνίσκιον (ankōnískion)
  • ἀγκωνίσκος (ankōnískos)
  • ἀγκωνισμός (ankōnismós)
  • ἀγκωνόδεσμος (ankōnódesmos)
  • ἀγκωνοειδής (ankōnoeidḗs)

Descendants
  • Greek: αγκώνας (agkónas)
  • → Latin: ancōn

Further reading
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