-ίων

See also: ιών, ἱών, Ἴων, and ἰών

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

  • Perhaps taken from Anatolian.

    Suffix

    -ῑ́ων • (-ī́ōn) m or f (genitive -ῑ́ωνος or -ῑ́ονος); third declension

    1. (chiefly Epic) Suffix added to father's name that forms masculine patronymic, meaning "son of"
      ‎Πηλεύς (Pēleús, “Peleus”) + ‎-ίων (-íōn) → ‎Πηλεΐων (Pēleḯōn, “son of Peleus”)
    Inflection
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ωνος
    -ī́ōnos     		— -ῑώνοιν
    -īṓnoin     		— -ῑώνων
    -īṓnōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ωνῐ
    -ī́ōnĭ     		— -ῑώνοιν
    -īṓnoin     		— -ῑ́ωσῐ / -ῑ́ωσῐν
    -ī́ōsĭ(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ωνᾰ
    -ī́ōnă     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνᾰς
    -ī́ōnăs     		—
    Vocative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ονος
    -ī́onos     		— -ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		— -ῑόνων
    -īónōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
    -ī́onĭ     		— -ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		— -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
    -ī́osĭ(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́onă     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονᾰς
    -ī́onăs     		—
    Vocative -ῖον
    -îon     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Epic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ωνος
    -ī́ōnos     		— -ῑώνοιν / -ῑώνοιῐν
    -īṓnoi(ĭ)n     		— -ῑώνων
    -īṓnōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ωνῐ
    -ī́ōnĭ     		— -ῑώνοιν / -ῑώνοιῐν
    -īṓnoi(ĭ)n     		— -ῑ́ωσῐ / -ῑ́ωσῐν / -ῑώνεσῐ / -ῑώνεσῐν / -ῑώνεσσῐ / -ῑώνεσσῐν
    -ī́ōsĭ(n) / -īṓnesĭ(n) / -īṓnessĭ(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ωνᾰ
    -ī́ōnă     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνᾰς
    -ī́ōnăs     		—
    Vocative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ωνε
    -ī́ōne     		— -ῑ́ωνες
    -ī́ōnes     		—
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Epic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Genitive -ῑ́ονος
    -ī́onos     		— -ῑόνοιν / -ῑόνοιῐν
    -īónoi(ĭ)n     		— -ῑόνων
    -īónōn     		—
    Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
    -ī́onĭ     		— -ῑόνοιν / -ῑόνοιῐν
    -īónoi(ĭ)n     		— -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν / -ῑόνεσῐ / -ῑόνεσῐν / -ῑόνεσσῐ / -ῑόνεσσῐν
    -ī́osĭ(n) / -īónesĭ(n) / -īónessĭ(n)     		—
    Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́onă     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονᾰς
    -ī́onăs     		—
    Vocative -ῖον
    -îon     		— -ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		— -ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		—
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίων (patronymic)
    Ἀτρεΐων
    Γοργυθίων
    Ἐχίων
    Κρονίων
    Μαρκίων
    Οὐρανίωνες
    Πηλεΐων
    Τιμασίων

    References

    • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845

    Etymology 2

  • From Proto-Hellenic *-ihō, from Proto-Indo-European *-isō, from *-yōs (whence -ων (-ōn)).

    Suffix

    -ῑ́ων • (-ī́ōn) m or f (neuter -ῑον); third declension

    1. Suffix added to some adjectival stems to form a comparative adjective: -er
      ‎ἡδύς (hēdús, “sweet”) + ‎-ίων (-íōn) → ‎ἡδῑ́ων (hēdī́ōn, “sweeter”)
    Inflection
    Third declension of -ῑ́ων; -ῖον (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
    Nominative -ῑ́ων
    -ī́ōn     		-ῖον
    -îon     		-ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		-ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		-ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		-ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́onă
    Genitive -ῑ́ονος
    -ī́onos     		-ῑ́ονος
    -ī́onos     		-ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		-ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		-ῑόνων
    -īónōn     		-ῑόνων
    -īónōn
    Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
    -ī́onĭ     		-ῑ́ονῐ
    -ī́onĭ     		-ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		-ῑόνοιν
    -īónoin     		-ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
    -ī́osĭ(n)     		-ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
    -ī́osĭ(n)
    Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́onă     		-ῖον
    -îon     		-ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		-ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		-ῑ́ονᾰς
    -ī́onăs     		-ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́onă
    Vocative -ῖον
    -îon     		-ῖον
    -îon     		-ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		-ῑ́ονε
    -ī́one     		-ῑ́ονες
    -ī́ones     		-ῑ́ονᾰ
    -ī́onă
    Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
    -ῑόνως
    -īónōs     		-ῑονέστερος
    -īonésteros     		-ῑονέστᾰτος
    -īonéstătos
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    Derived terms
    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίων (comparative)
    ἀλγίων
    ἀμείνων
    ἀρείων
    βελτίων
    βραχίων
    ἐλάσσων
    ἥσσων
    θάσσων
    κακίων
    κρείσσων
    μείζων
    μείων
    ῥίγιον
    στρουθίων
    χείρων

    References

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