κενόν

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ke.nón/ → /ceˈnon/ → /ceˈnon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ke.nón/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /keˈnon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ceˈnon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ceˈnon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ceˈnon/

Adjective

κενόν • (kenón)

1. inflection of κενός (kenós):
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. masculine accusative singular

Noun

κενόν • (kenón) n (genitive κενοῦ); second declension

1. (physics) vacuum
   • Aristotle, Physics, 4,7

     δοκεῖ δὴ τὸ κενὸν τόπος εἶναι ἐν ᾧ μηδέν ἐστι.

     dokeî dḕ tò kenòn tópos eînai en hôi mēdén esti.

     Some think that the vacuum is a place where nothing exists.

Declension

Second declension of τὸ κενόν; τοῦ κενοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κενόν tò kenón	τὼ κενώ tṑ kenṓ	τᾰ̀ κενᾰ́ tà kená
Genitive	τοῦ κενοῦ toû kenoû	τοῖν κενοῖν toîn kenoîn	τῶν κενῶν tôn kenôn
Dative	τῷ κενῷ tôi kenôi	τοῖν κενοῖν toîn kenoîn	τοῖς κενοῖς toîs kenoîs
Accusative	τὸ κενόν tò kenón	τὼ κενώ tṑ kenṓ	τᾰ̀ κενᾰ́ tà kená
Vocative	κενόν kenón	κενώ kenṓ	κενᾰ́ kená
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.