κέστρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κεντέω (kentéō, “to prick, goad”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κέστρον • (késtron) n (genitive κέστρου); second declension

  1. ironwort of species Sideritis romana subsp. purpurea (syn. Sideritis purpurea)
    Synonym: βεττονῐκή (bettonĭkḗ)
  2. woundwort of species Stachys alopecuros
  3. serrated implement, used in encaustic painting

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κέστρον; τοῦ κέστρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κέστρον
tò késtron 		τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō 		τᾰ̀ κέστρᾰ
tằ késtră
Genitive τοῦ κέστρου
toû késtrou 		τοῖν κέστροιν
toîn késtroin 		τῶν κέστρων
tôn késtrōn
Dative τῷ κέστρῳ
tōî késtrōi 		τοῖν κέστροιν
toîn késtroin 		τοῖς κέστροις
toîs késtrois
Accusative τὸ κέστρον
tò késtron 		τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō 		τᾰ̀ κέστρᾰ
tằ késtră
Vocative κέστρον
késtron 		κέστρω
késtrō 		κέστρᾰ
késtră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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