μάργαρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Back-formation from μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μάργᾰρον • (márgăron) n (genitive μαργάρου); second declension

  1. synonym of μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ μᾰ́ργᾰρον; τοῦ μᾰργᾰ́ρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μᾰ́ργᾰρον
tò mắrgăron 		τὼ μᾰργᾰ́ρω
tṑ mărgắrō 		τᾰ̀ μᾰ́ργᾰρᾰ
tằ mắrgără
Genitive τοῦ μᾰργᾰ́ρου
toû mărgắrou 		τοῖν μᾰργᾰ́ροιν
toîn mărgắroin 		τῶν μᾰργᾰ́ρων
tôn mărgắrōn
Dative τῷ μᾰργᾰ́ρῳ
tōî mărgắrōi 		τοῖν μᾰργᾰ́ροιν
toîn mărgắroin 		τοῖς μᾰργᾰ́ροις
toîs mărgắrois
Accusative τὸ μᾰ́ργᾰρον
tò mắrgăron 		τὼ μᾰργᾰ́ρω
tṑ mărgắrō 		τᾰ̀ μᾰ́ργᾰρᾰ
tằ mắrgără
Vocative μᾰ́ργᾰρον
mắrgăron 		μᾰργᾰ́ρω
mărgắrō 		μᾰ́ργᾰρᾰ
mắrgără
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • μαργαρώδης (margarṓdēs, “pearl-like”)

Descendants

  • →⇒ French: margarine (see there for further descendants)
  • →⇒ French: margarique

Further reading

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