νήριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, it may belong to νηρόν (nērón, “fresh water”) because of the characteristic property of this plant to follow the course of brooks.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛ̌ː.ri.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈne̝.ri.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ri.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ri.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈni.ri.on/

Noun

νήρῐον • (nḗrĭon) n (genitive νηρίου); second declension

oleander (Nerium oleander)
Synonym: ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ νήρῐον; τοῦ νηρῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ νήρῐον tò nḗrĭon	τὼ νηρῐ́ω tṑ nērĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ νήρῐᾰ tằ nḗrĭă
Genitive	τοῦ νηρῐ́ου toû nērĭ́ou	τοῖν νηρῐ́οιν toîn nērĭ́oin	τῶν νηρῐ́ων tôn nērĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ νηρῐ́ῳ tōî nērĭ́ōi	τοῖν νηρῐ́οιν toîn nērĭ́oin	τοῖς νηρῐ́οις toîs nērĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ νήρῐον tò nḗrĭon	τὼ νηρῐ́ω tṑ nērĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ νήρῐᾰ tằ nḗrĭă
Vocative	νήρῐον nḗrĭon	νηρῐ́ω nērĭ́ō	νήρῐᾰ nḗrĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: nērium
- → Translingual: Nerium