εἴρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to εἴρω (eírō, “I speak”) or ἔρομαι (éromai, “I ask”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εἴρων • (eírōn) m (genitive εἴρωνος); third declension

  1. One who says less than they think, dissembler, pretender

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ εἴρων; τοῦ εἴρωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ εἴρων
ho eírōn 		τὼ εἴρωνε
tṑ eírōne 		οἱ εἴρωνες
hoi eírōnes
Genitive τοῦ εἴρωνος
toû eírōnos 		τοῖν εἰρώνοιν
toîn eirṓnoin 		τῶν εἰρώνων
tôn eirṓnōn
Dative τῷ εἴρωνῐ
tōî eírōnĭ 		τοῖν εἰρώνοιν
toîn eirṓnoin 		τοῖς εἴρωσῐ / εἴρωσῐν
toîs eírōsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν εἴρωνᾰ
tòn eírōnă 		τὼ εἴρωνε
tṑ eírōne 		τοὺς εἴρωνᾰς
toùs eírōnăs
Vocative εἴρων
eírōn 		εἴρωνε
eírōne 		εἴρωνες
eírōnes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

  • ἀλαζών (alazṓn, “charlatan, one who presents himself as more than he is”)
  • ἀληθευτικός (alētheutikós, “truthful, authentic”)

Derived terms

  • εἰρωνάδης (eirōnádēs)
  • εἰρωνεία (eirōneía)
  • εἰρώνευμα (eirṓneuma)
  • εἰρωνεύομαι (eirōneúomai)
  • εἰρωνευτής (eirōneutḗs)
  • εἰρωνίζω (eirōnízō)
  • εἰρωνικός (eirōnikós)

References

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