σύρος

See also: Σύρος and Σῦρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to σύρω (súrō, “to drag, trail, sweep”) and σαίρω (saírō, “to sweep”), reflecting a Proto-Indo-European root *tuer- (“to sweep, stir”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sý.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ros/

Noun

σῠ́ρος • (sŭ́ros) m (genitive σῠ́ρου); second declension

broom, brushwood

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σῠ́ρος; τοῦ σῠ́ρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ σῠ́ρος ho sŭ́ros	τὼ σῠ́ρω tṑ sŭ́rō	οἱ σῠ́ροι hoi sŭ́roi
Genitive	τοῦ σῠ́ρου toû sŭ́rou	τοῖν σῠ́ροιν toîn sŭ́roin	τῶν σῠ́ρων tôn sŭ́rōn
Dative	τῷ σῠ́ρῳ tōî sŭ́rōi	τοῖν σῠ́ροιν toîn sŭ́roin	τοῖς σῠ́ροις toîs sŭ́rois
Accusative	τὸν σῠ́ρον tòn sŭ́ron	τὼ σῠ́ρω tṑ sŭ́rō	τοὺς σῠ́ρους toùs sŭ́rous
Vocative	σῠ́ρε sŭ́re	σῠ́ρω sŭ́rō	σῠ́ροι sŭ́roi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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