κασσίτερος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • καττίτερος (kattíteros) — Attic

Etymology

An Elamite origin has been suggested but, according to Beekes, the group "σσ/ττ" is typically Pre-Greek, so the word would have come from Greece or Western Anatolia, like μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”), but even if so, the word might still go back to Mesopotamia, representing the name of the Kassites, who settled near Elam and major sources of tin. Compare also the etymology of Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā, “marcasite”). Related to Sanskrit कस्तीर (kastīra, “tin”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κασσίτερος • (kassíteros) m (genitive κασσῐτέρου); second declension

  1. tin
    Synonym: βούλλα (boúlla)

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ κασσίτερος; τοῦ κασσιτέρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κασσίτερος
ho kassíteros		 τὼ κασσιτέρω
tṑ kassitérō		 οἱ κασσίτεροι
hoi kassíteroi
Genitive τοῦ κασσιτέρου
toû kassitérou		 τοῖν κασσιτέροιν
toîn kassitéroin		 τῶν κασσιτέρων
tôn kassitérōn
Dative τῷ κασσιτέρῳ
tôi kassitérōi		 τοῖν κασσιτέροιν
toîn kassitéroin		 τοῖς κασσιτέροις
toîs kassitérois
Accusative τὸν κασσίτερον
tòn kassíteron		 τὼ κασσιτέρω
tṑ kassitérō		 τοὺς κασσιτέρους
toùs kassitérous
Vocative κασσίτερε
kassítere		 κασσιτέρω
kassitérō		 κασσίτεροι
kassíteroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Second declension of κασσίτερος; κασσιτέρου (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative κασσίτερος
kassíteros		 κασσιτέρω
kassitérō		 κασσίτεροι
kassíteroi
Genitive κασσιτέρου / κασσιτεροῖο / κασσιτέροιο / κασσιτερόο / κασσιτέροο
kassitérou / kassiteroîo / kassitéroio / kassiteróo / kassitéroo		 κασσιτέροιῐν
kassitéroiin		 κασσιτέρων
kassitérōn
Dative κασσιτέρῳ
kassitérōi		 κασσιτέροιῐν
kassitéroiin		 κασσιτέροισῐ / κασσιτέροισῐν / κασσιτέροις
kassitéroisi(n) / kassitérois
Accusative κασσίτερον
kassíteron		 κασσιτέρω
kassitérō		 κασσιτέρους
kassitérous
Vocative κασσίτερε
kassítere		 κασσιτέρω
kassitérō		 κασσίτεροι
kassíteroi
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: κασσίτερος (kassíteros)
  • → Aramaic: קְסְטִירָא (qəsṭīrā), קַסִּיטְרָא (qassīṭrā)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: kòsitar
  • → Slovene: kosítər

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros).

Noun

κασσίτερος • (kassíteros) m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, metallurgy) tin

Declension
  κασσίτερος
case     \     number singular
nominative κασσίτερος •
genitive κασσιτέρου •
accusative κασσίτερο •
vocative κασσίτερε •

Coordinate terms

Further reading
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