ἑλλέβορος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐλλέβορος (elléboros) — Ionic

Etymology

Traditionally taken as "eaten by deer", from ἐλλός (ellós, “deer”) +‎ βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”). However, Beekes finds this seems very doubtful, preferring a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.lé.bo.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)elˈle.bo.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈle.βo.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈle.vo.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈle.vo.ros/

Noun

ἑλλέβορος • (helléboros) m (genitive ἑλλεβόρου); second declension

hellebore (plant of the genus Helleborus)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἑλλέβορος; τοῦ ἑλλεβόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἑλλέβορος ho helléboros	τὼ ἑλλεβόρω tṑ hellebórō	οἱ ἑλλέβοροι hoi helléboroi
Genitive	τοῦ ἑλλεβόρου toû hellebórou	τοῖν ἑλλεβόροιν toîn hellebóroin	τῶν ἑλλεβόρων tôn hellebórōn
Dative	τῷ ἑλλεβόρῳ tôi hellebórōi	τοῖν ἑλλεβόροιν toîn hellebóroin	τοῖς ἑλλεβόροις toîs hellebórois
Accusative	τὸν ἑλλέβορον tòn helléboron	τὼ ἑλλεβόρω tṑ hellebórō	τοὺς ἑλλεβόρους toùs hellebórous
Vocative	ἑλλέβορε hellébore	ἑλλεβόρω hellebórō	ἑλλέβοροι helléboroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἑλλεβοριάω (helleboriáō)
ἑλλεβορίζω (helleborízō)
ἑλλεβορίνη (helleborínē)
ἑλλεβορισμός (helleborismós)
ἑλλεβορίτης (helleborítēs)
ἑλλεβοροδότης (helleborodótēs)
ἑλλεβοροποσίη (helleboroposíē)
ἑλλεβοροσήματα (helleborosḗmata)
ἑλλεβοροστρώννυμι (helleborostrṓnnumi)

Descendants

Greek: ελλέβορος (ellévoros)
→ Latin: helleborus
→ Translingual: Helleborus