πίσον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

for the seed of the plant:

Etymology

Koine. See Ancient Greek πίσος (písos, pea).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐ́σον • (píson) n (genitive πίσου); second declension

(Koine). Quoted by comic poet Alexis (Ἄλεξις c.375c.275 BCE)

  1. pea, pease, seed of Pisum sativum
  2. (botany) the plant Pisum sativum

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Katharevousa Greek: πίσον n (píson)
  • Latin: pisum n

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Katharevousa term for botany, as in Koine τὸ πίσον, Ancient Greek πίσος (písos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpison/
  • Hyphenation: πί‧σον

Noun

πίσον • (píson) n (plural πίσα)

  1. (botany) the plant Pisum sativum, pea

Declension

As in ancient inflection, without dual number.

Hypernyms

  • family of ἐλλοβόκαρπα (ελλεβόκαρπα or λεγκουμινώδη (legkouminódi) or χεδρωπά (chedropá) (all neuter plural)Fabaceae” or “Leguminosae

Hyponyms

In polytonic script for Katharevousa terms for botany[1]:

  • πίσον το ἀρουραίον (píson to arouraíon)
  • πίσον το ἥμερον (píson to hḗmeron)
  • πίσον το ὑψηλόν (píson to hupsēlón)

References

  1. Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia
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