μυρσίνη

See also: Μυρσίνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μυρρίνη (murrhínē) Attic

Etymology

From μύρτος (múrtos, myrtle), with a change of consonant μυρτ-/μυρσ-.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μῠρσῐ́νη • (mursínē) f (genitive μῠρσῐ́νης); first declension

  1. myrtle (Myrtus communis)
    Synonym: μύρτος (múrtos)
  2. wreath or branch of myrtle

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μυρσίνη (myrsíni)
  • Arabic: مَرْسِين (marsīn)
    • Ottoman Turkish: مرسین (mersin)
      • Turkish: mersin
      • Azerbaijani: mərsin
    • Persian: میرسین (mirsin)
  • Old Georgian: მჳრსინი (mwirsini)
  • Translingual: Myrsine

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē).

Noun

μυρσίνη • (myrsíni) f (plural μυρσίνες)

  1. myrtle

Declension

Synonyms

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