φθειροκτόνον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) +‎ -κτόνος (-któnos). By surface analysis, φθείρ (phtheír) +‎ κτείνω (kteínō, “to kill”) +‎ -ον (-on).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φθειροκτόνον • (phtheiroktónon) n (genitive φθειροκτόνου); second declension

  1. stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria)
    Synonym: στᾰφῐ́ς ἀγρῐ́ᾱ (stăphĭ́s agrĭ́ā)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ φθειροκτόνον; τοῦ φθειροκτόνου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φθειροκτόνον
tò phtheiroktónon 		τὼ φθειροκτόνω
tṑ phtheiroktónō 		τᾰ̀ φθειροκτόνᾰ
tằ phtheiroktónă
Genitive τοῦ φθειροκτόνου
toû phtheiroktónou 		τοῖν φθειροκτόνοιν
toîn phtheiroktónoin 		τῶν φθειροκτόνων
tôn phtheiroktónōn
Dative τῷ φθειροκτόνῳ
tōî phtheiroktónōi 		τοῖν φθειροκτόνοιν
toîn phtheiroktónoin 		τοῖς φθειροκτόνοις
toîs phtheiroktónois
Accusative τὸ φθειροκτόνον
tò phtheiroktónon 		τὼ φθειροκτόνω
tṑ phtheiroktónō 		τᾰ̀ φθειροκτόνᾰ
tằ phtheiroktónă
Vocative φθειροκτόνον
phtheiroktónon 		φθειροκτόνω
phtheiroktónō 		φθειροκτόνᾰ
phtheiroktónă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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