σίσαρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the etymology is still unclear. The word recalls ἄσαρον (ásaron, “hazelwort”) and ἡδύσαρον (hēdúsaron, “axe-weed”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σίσᾰρον • (sísăron) n (genitive σῐσάρου); second declension

  1. parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σῐ́σᾰρον; τοῦ σῐσᾰ́ρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σῐ́σᾰρον
tò sĭ́săron 		τὼ σῐσᾰ́ρω
tṑ sĭsắrō 		τᾰ̀ σῐ́σᾰρᾰ
tằ sĭ́sără
Genitive τοῦ σῐσᾰ́ρου
toû sĭsắrou 		τοῖν σῐσᾰ́ροιν
toîn sĭsắroin 		τῶν σῐσᾰ́ρων
tôn sĭsắrōn
Dative τῷ σῐσᾰ́ρῳ
tōî sĭsắrōi 		τοῖν σῐσᾰ́ροιν
toîn sĭsắroin 		τοῖς σῐσᾰ́ροις
toîs sĭsắrois
Accusative τὸ σῐ́σᾰρον
tò sĭ́săron 		τὼ σῐσᾰ́ρω
tṑ sĭsắrō 		τᾰ̀ σῐ́σᾰρᾰ
tằ sĭ́sără
Vocative σῐ́σᾰρον
sĭ́săron 		σῐσᾰ́ρω
sĭsắrō 		σῐ́σᾰρᾰ
sĭ́sără
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σισάριον (sisárion)

Descendants

  • Latin: siser

Further reading

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