εἶρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

This word ultimately continues *ϝέρϝος (*wérwos), possibly from the same root as Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?); compare Latin vervēx (“wether”) and ἀρήν (arḗn, “lamb”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /êː.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ros/

Noun

εἶρος • (eîros) n (genitive εἴρεος); third declension

wool
Synonym: ἔρῐον (érĭon)
cottonweed (Otanthus maritimus)
Synonym: γνᾰφᾰ́λλῐον (gnăphắllĭon)
kind of fever

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ εἶρος; τοῦ εἴρεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ εἶρος tò eîros	τὼ εἴρεε tṑ eíree	τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ tằ eíreă
Genitive	τοῦ εἴρεος toû eíreos	τοῖν εἰρέοιν toîn eiréoin	τῶν εἰρέων tôn eiréōn
Dative	τῷ εἴρεῐ̈ tōî eíreĭ̈	τοῖν εἰρέοιν toîn eiréoin	τοῖς εἴρεσῐ / εἴρεσῐν toîs eíresĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ εἶρος tò eîros	τὼ εἴρεε tṑ eíree	τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ tằ eíreă
Vocative	εἶρος eîros	εἴρεε eíree	εἴρεᾰ eíreă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

εἰροκόμος (eirokómos)
εἰροπόκος (eiropókos)
εἰροπόνος (eiropónos)
εἰροχᾰρής (eirokhărḗs)
εὔειρος (eúeiros)