κέστρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κεντέω (kentéō, “to prick, goad”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κέστρον • (késtron) n (genitive κέστρου); second declension

  1. kind of ironwort (Sideritis romana subsp. purpurea, syn. Sideritis purpurea)
    Synonym: βεττονῐκή (bettonikḗ)
  2. kind of woundwort (Stachys alopecuros)
  3. serrated implement, used in encaustic painting

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ κέστρον; τοῦ κέστρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κέστρον
tò késtron		 τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō		 τᾰ̀ κέστρᾰ
tà késtra
Genitive τοῦ κέστρου
toû késtrou		 τοῖν κέστροιν
toîn késtroin		 τῶν κέστρων
tôn késtrōn
Dative τῷ κέστρῳ
tôi késtrōi		 τοῖν κέστροιν
toîn késtroin		 τοῖς κέστροις
toîs késtrois
Accusative τὸ κέστρον
tò késtron		 τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō		 τᾰ̀ κέστρᾰ
tà késtra
Vocative κέστρον
késtron		 κέστρω
késtrō		 κέστρᾰ
késtra
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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