τέρμινθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The suffix "-ινθος" proves a Pre-Greek origin. The form τερέβινθος (terébinthos) was perhaps influenced by ἐρέβινθος (erébinthos, “chickpea”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τέρμῐνθος • (térmĭnthos) f (genitive τερμῐ́νθου); second declension

  1. terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus)
    Synonym: κρίτανος (krítanos)
  2. swelling like the fruit of the terebinth
  3. (botany) parasitic growth on the olive

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ τέρμῐνθος; τῆς τερμῐ́νθου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ τέρμῐνθος
hē térmĭnthos 		τὼ τερμῐ́νθω
tṑ termĭ́nthō 		αἱ τέρμῐνθοι
hai térmĭnthoi
Genitive τῆς τερμῐ́νθου
tês termĭ́nthou 		τοῖν τερμῐ́νθοιν
toîn termĭ́nthoin 		τῶν τερμῐ́νθων
tôn termĭ́nthōn
Dative τῇ τερμῐ́νθῳ
tēî termĭ́nthōi 		τοῖν τερμῐ́νθοιν
toîn termĭ́nthoin 		ταῖς τερμῐ́νθοις
taîs termĭ́nthois
Accusative τὴν τέρμῐνθον
tḕn térmĭnthon 		τὼ τερμῐ́νθω
tṑ termĭ́nthō 		τᾱ̀ς τερμῐ́νθους
tā̀s termĭ́nthous
Vocative τέρμῐνθε
térmĭnthe 		τερμῐ́νθω
termĭ́nthō 		τέρμῐνθοι
térmĭnthoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Old Georgian: ტერემინთოჲ (ṭeremintoy)

Further reading

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