πύρεθρον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • πύρεθρος (púrethros)

Etymology

From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), because of its warming effect.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πύρεθρον • (púrethron) n (genitive πυρέθρου); second declension

  1. pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ πύρεθρον; τοῦ πυρέθρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πύρεθρον
tò púrethron		 τὼ πυρέθρω
tṑ puréthrō		 τᾰ̀ πύρεθρᾰ
tà púrethra
Genitive τοῦ πυρέθρου
toû puréthrou		 τοῖν πυρέθροιν
toîn puréthroin		 τῶν πυρέθρων
tôn puréthrōn
Dative τῷ πυρέθρῳ
tôi puréthrōi		 τοῖν πυρέθροιν
toîn puréthroin		 τοῖς πυρέθροις
toîs puréthrois
Accusative τὸ πύρεθρον
tò púrethron		 τὼ πυρέθρω
tṑ puréthrō		 τᾰ̀ πύρεθρᾰ
tà púrethra
Vocative πύρεθρον
púrethron		 πυρέθρω
puréthrō		 πύρεθρᾰ
púrethra
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Latin: pyrethrum

Further reading
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