κήρινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κηρός (kērós, “wax”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kɛ̌ː.ri.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈke̝.ri.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ri.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ri.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ri.nos/

Adjective

κήρῐνος • (kḗrĭnos) m (feminine κηρῐ́νη, neuter κήρῐνον); first/second declension

waxen
pliable as wax
wax coloured, pallid

Inflection

First and second declension of κήρῐνος; κηρῐ́νη; κήρῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κήρῐνος kḗrĭnos	κηρῐ́νη kērĭ́nē	κήρῐνον kḗrĭnon	κηρῐ́νω kērĭ́nō	κηρῐ́νᾱ kērĭ́nā	κηρῐ́νω kērĭ́nō	κήρῐνοι kḗrĭnoi	κήρῐναι kḗrĭnai	κήρῐνᾰ kḗrĭnă
Genitive	κηρῐ́νου kērĭ́nou	κηρῐ́νης kērĭ́nēs	κηρῐ́νου kērĭ́nou	κηρῐ́νοιν kērĭ́noin	κηρῐ́ναιν kērĭ́nain	κηρῐ́νοιν kērĭ́noin	κηρῐ́νων kērĭ́nōn	κηρῐ́νων kērĭ́nōn	κηρῐ́νων kērĭ́nōn
Dative	κηρῐ́νῳ kērĭ́nōi	κηρῐ́νῃ kērĭ́nēi	κηρῐ́νῳ kērĭ́nōi	κηρῐ́νοιν kērĭ́noin	κηρῐ́ναιν kērĭ́nain	κηρῐ́νοιν kērĭ́noin	κηρῐ́νοις kērĭ́nois	κηρῐ́ναις kērĭ́nais	κηρῐ́νοις kērĭ́nois
Accusative	κήρῐνον kḗrĭnon	κηρῐ́νην kērĭ́nēn	κήρῐνον kḗrĭnon	κηρῐ́νω kērĭ́nō	κηρῐ́νᾱ kērĭ́nā	κηρῐ́νω kērĭ́nō	κηρῐ́νους kērĭ́nous	κηρῐ́νᾱς kērĭ́nās	κήρῐνᾰ kḗrĭnă
Vocative	κήρῐνε kḗrĭne	κηρῐ́νη kērĭ́nē	κήρῐνον kḗrĭnon	κηρῐ́νω kērĭ́nō	κηρῐ́νᾱ kērĭ́nā	κηρῐ́νω kērĭ́nō	κήρῐνοι kḗrĭnoi	κήρῐναι kḗrĭnai	κήρῐνᾰ kḗrĭnă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κηρῐ́νως kērĭ́nōs			κηρῐνώτερος kērĭnṓteros			κηρῐνώτᾰτος kērĭnṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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