φρύγανον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φρῡ́γω (phrū́gō, “to roast”) +‎ -ανον (-anon),[1] as dry firewood was traditionally used to start fires and roast food.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φρῡ́γᾰνον • (phrū́gănon) n (genitive φρῡγάνου); second declension

  1. dry stick, firewood
    Synonym: πῠ́ρδᾰλον (pŭ́rdălon)
  2. undershrub

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ φρῡ́γᾰνον; τοῦ φρῡγᾰ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φρῡ́γᾰνον
tò phrū́gănon 		τὼ φρῡγᾰ́νω
tṑ phrūgắnō 		τᾰ̀ φρῡ́γᾰνᾰ
tằ phrū́gănă
Genitive τοῦ φρῡγᾰ́νου
toû phrūgắnou 		τοῖν φρῡγᾰ́νοιν
toîn phrūgắnoin 		τῶν φρῡγᾰ́νων
tôn phrūgắnōn
Dative τῷ φρῡγᾰ́νῳ
tōî phrūgắnōi 		τοῖν φρῡγᾰ́νοιν
toîn phrūgắnoin 		τοῖς φρῡγᾰ́νοις
toîs phrūgắnois
Accusative τὸ φρῡ́γᾰνον
tò phrū́gănon 		τὼ φρῡγᾰ́νω
tṑ phrūgắnō 		τᾰ̀ φρῡ́γᾰνᾰ
tằ phrū́gănă
Vocative φρῡ́γᾰνον
phrū́gănon 		φρῡγᾰ́νω
phrūgắnō 		φρῡ́γᾰνᾰ
phrū́gănă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • φρῡγανικός (phrūganikós)
  • φρῡγάνιον (phrūgánion)
  • φρυγανισμός (phruganismós)
  • φρυγανοειδής (phruganoeidḗs)
  • φρῡγανοφόρος (phrūganophóros)
  • φρῡγανώδης (phrūganṓdēs)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φρῡ́γω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1593-4

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