ἀγκών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”), same source as ᾰ̓́γκος (ắnkos, “glen, dell”), ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră, “anchor”) and ᾰ̓γκῠ́λος (ănkŭ́los, “curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓γκών • (ănkṓn) m (genitive ᾰ̓γκῶνος); 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
tōî ankônĭ 		τοῖν ἀγκώνοιν
toîn ankṓnoin 		τοῖς ἀγκῶσῐ / ἀγκῶσῐν
toîs ankôsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν ἀγκῶνᾰ
tòn ankônă 		τὼ ἀγκῶνε
tṑ ankône 		τοὺς ἀγκῶνᾰς
toùs ankônăs
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

  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐ́ζω (ănkōnĭ́zō)
  • ᾰ̓γκώνῐον (ănkṓnĭon)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐ́σκῐον (ănkōnĭ́skĭon)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐ́σκος (ănkōnĭ́skos)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνῐσμός (ănkōnĭsmós)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνόδεσμος (ănkōnódesmos)
  • ᾰ̓γκωνοειδής (ănkōnoeidḗs)

Descendants

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

Further reading

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