βύσσινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /býs.si.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbys.si.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβys.si.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvys.si.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.si.nos/

Adjective

βύσσῐνος • (bússĭnos) m (feminine βυσσίνη, neuter βύσσῐνον); first/second declension

made of flax

Inflection

First and second declension of βύσσῐνος; βυσσῐ́νη; βύσσῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βύσσῐνος bússĭnos	βυσσῐ́νη bussĭ́nē	βύσσῐνον bússĭnon	βυσσῐ́νω bussĭ́nō	βυσσῐ́νᾱ bussĭ́nā	βυσσῐ́νω bussĭ́nō	βύσσῐνοι bússĭnoi	βύσσῐναι bússĭnai	βύσσῐνᾰ bússĭnă
Genitive	βυσσῐ́νου bussĭ́nou	βυσσῐ́νης bussĭ́nēs	βυσσῐ́νου bussĭ́nou	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussĭ́noin	βυσσῐ́ναιν bussĭ́nain	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussĭ́noin	βυσσῐ́νων bussĭ́nōn	βυσσῐ́νων bussĭ́nōn	βυσσῐ́νων bussĭ́nōn
Dative	βυσσῐ́νῳ bussĭ́nōi	βυσσῐ́νῃ bussĭ́nēi	βυσσῐ́νῳ bussĭ́nōi	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussĭ́noin	βυσσῐ́ναιν bussĭ́nain	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussĭ́noin	βυσσῐ́νοις bussĭ́nois	βυσσῐ́ναις bussĭ́nais	βυσσῐ́νοις bussĭ́nois
Accusative	βύσσῐνον bússĭnon	βυσσῐ́νην bussĭ́nēn	βύσσῐνον bússĭnon	βυσσῐ́νω bussĭ́nō	βυσσῐ́νᾱ bussĭ́nā	βυσσῐ́νω bussĭ́nō	βυσσῐ́νους bussĭ́nous	βυσσῐ́νᾱς bussĭ́nās	βύσσῐνᾰ bússĭnă
Vocative	βύσσῐνε bússĭne	βυσσῐ́νη bussĭ́nē	βύσσῐνον bússĭnon	βυσσῐ́νω bussĭ́nō	βυσσῐ́νᾱ bussĭ́nā	βυσσῐ́νω bussĭ́nō	βύσσῐνοι bússĭnoi	βύσσῐναι bússĭnai	βύσσῐνᾰ bússĭnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βυσσῐ́νως bussĭ́nōs			βυσσῐνώτερος bussĭnṓteros			βυσσῐνώτᾰτος bussĭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: պիսինոն (pisinon)