γέρρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compare Old Armenian ծառ (caṙ), Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood, brush-wood, thicket”). Seems to be a widespread borrowing from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γέρρον • (gérrhon) n (genitive γέρρου); second declension

  1. anything made of wicker-work
    1. an oblong shield, covered with ox-hide, such as the Persians used
    2. wattled screens or booths, used in the Athens marketplace
    3. the wicker body of a cart
    4. penthouse
    5. rod, stake, dart

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ γέρρον; τοῦ γέρρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ γέρρον
tò gérrhon 		τὼ γέρρω
tṑ gérrhō 		τᾰ̀ γέρρᾰ
tằ gérrhă
Genitive τοῦ γέρρου
toû gérrhou 		τοῖν γέρροιν
toîn gérrhoin 		τῶν γέρρων
tôn gérrhōn
Dative τῷ γέρρῳ
tōî gérrhōi 		τοῖν γέρροιν
toîn gérrhoin 		τοῖς γέρροις
toîs gérrhois
Accusative τὸ γέρρον
tò gérrhon 		τὼ γέρρω
tṑ gérrhō 		τᾰ̀ γέρρᾰ
tằ gérrhă
Vocative γέρρον
gérrhon 		γέρρω
gérrhō 		γέρρᾰ
gérrhă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Latin: gerrae
  • ⇒ Translingual: Gerrhopilus

Further reading

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