κενταύρειον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon). The association with centaurs probably stems from the myth that the medical properties of the herbs were discovered by Chiron the Centaur.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κενταύρειον • (kentaúreion) n (genitive κενταυρείου); second declension

  1. (with μέγα, Centaurion majus) centaury, Centaurea salonitana, Chlora perfoliata
  2. (with μικρόν, Centaurion minus) feverfew, Centaurium erythraea

Declension

Second declension of τὸ κενταύρειον; τοῦ κενταυρείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κενταύρειον
tò kentaúreion 		τὼ κενταυρείω
tṑ kentaureíō 		τᾰ̀ κενταύρειᾰ
tằ kentaúreiă
Genitive τοῦ κενταυρείου
toû kentaureíou 		τοῖν κενταυρείοιν
toîn kentaureíoin 		τῶν κενταυρείων
tôn kentaureíōn
Dative τῷ κενταυρείῳ
tōî kentaureíōi 		τοῖν κενταυρείοιν
toîn kentaureíoin 		τοῖς κενταυρείοις
toîs kentaureíois
Accusative τὸ κενταύρειον
tò kentaúreion 		τὼ κενταυρείω
tṑ kentaureíō 		τᾰ̀ κενταύρειᾰ
tằ kentaúreiă
Vocative κενταύρειον
kentaúreion 		κενταυρείω
kentaureíō 		κενταύρειᾰ
kentaúreiă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

  • κενοφώνιον (kenophṓnion)

Descendants

References

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