πύρεθρον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πύρεθρος (púrethros)

Etymology

From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), because of its warming effect.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πύρεθρον • (púrethron) n (genitive πυρέθρου); second declension

  1. pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ πύρεθρον; τοῦ πυρέθρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πύρεθρον
tò púrethron 		τὼ πυρέθρω
tṑ puréthrō 		τᾰ̀ πύρεθρᾰ
tằ púrethră
Genitive τοῦ πυρέθρου
toû puréthrou 		τοῖν πυρέθροιν
toîn puréthroin 		τῶν πυρέθρων
tôn puréthrōn
Dative τῷ πυρέθρῳ
tōî puréthrōi 		τοῖν πυρέθροιν
toîn puréthroin 		τοῖς πυρέθροις
toîs puréthrois
Accusative τὸ πύρεθρον
tò púrethron 		τὼ πυρέθρω
tṑ puréthrō 		τᾰ̀ πύρεθρᾰ
tằ púrethră
Vocative πύρεθρον
púrethron 		πυρέθρω
puréthrō 		πύρεθρᾰ
púrethră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: pyrethrum

Further reading

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