κέστρος

See also: Κέστρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κεντέω (kentéō, “to sting, goad”) +‎ -τρος (-tros).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κέστρος • (késtros) m (genitive κέστρου); second declension

  1. sharpness or roughness of the tongue
  2. (botany) first sprout of seeds
  3. bolt discharged from engines

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κέστρος; τοῦ κέστρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κέστρος
ho késtros 		τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō 		οἱ κέστροι
hoi késtroi
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 τὸν κέστρον
tòn késtron 		τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō 		τοὺς κέστρους
toùs késtrous
Vocative κέστρε
késtre 		κέστρω
késtrō 		κέστροι
késtroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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