τρήρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Based on the Doric forms τρᾱρόν (trārón), and ταρόν (tarón) with dissimilation, from an earlier unattested *τρασ-ρόν (*tras-rón), from Proto-Indo-European *trs-ró-, a zero grade formation of Proto-Indo-European *tres- (“to tremble”), whence also τρέω (tréō, “to flee; to dread”).^[1]

Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬭𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (trər^əsaⁱti), Latin terreo, Old Irish tarrach, Lithuanian trišu, Latvian trisēt, Old Church Slavonic трѧсти (tręsti), Sanskrit त्रसति (trasati). Not related to ὀτρηρός (otrērós, “quick, nimble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trɛ̌ː.rɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtre̝.ron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ron/

Adjective

τρήρων • (trḗrōn) m or f; third declension

(of doves) timorous, shy, pavid

Inflection

Occurs only in the masculine and feminine.

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ τρήρων; τοῦ, τῆς τρήρωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ τρήρων ho, hē trḗrōn	τὼ τρήρωνε tṑ trḗrōne	οἱ, αἱ τρήρωνες hoi, hai trḗrōnes
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς τρήρωνος toû, tês trḗrōnos	τοῖν τρηρώνοιν toîn trērṓnoin	τῶν τρηρώνων tôn trērṓnōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ τρήρωνῐ tōî, tēî trḗrōnĭ	τοῖν τρηρώνοιν toîn trērṓnoin	τοῖς, ταῖς τρήρωσῐ / τρήρωσῐν toîs, taîs trḗrōsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν τρήρωνᾰ tòn, tḕn trḗrōnă	τὼ τρήρωνε tṑ trḗrōne	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς τρήρωνᾰς toùs, tā̀s trḗrōnăs
Vocative	τρήρων trḗrōn	τρήρωνε trḗrōne	τρήρωνες trḗrōnes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

εὐτρήρων (eutrḗrōn)
πολῠτρήρων (polŭtrḗrōn)

Descendants

Koine Greek: τρηρός (trērós)
- Byzantine Greek: τρελός (trelós)
  - Greek: τρελός (trelós)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρήρων, -ωνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1508