As the word is very late, a loan is probable. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (“to twist; to plait”).[1]
γέρδῐος • (gérdios) m (genitive γερδῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ γέρδῐος ho gérdios |
τὼ γερδῐ́ω tṑ gerdíō |
οἱ γέρδῐοι hoi gérdioi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γερδῐ́ου toû gerdíou |
τοῖν γερδῐ́οιν toîn gerdíoin |
τῶν γερδῐ́ων tôn gerdíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γερδῐ́ῳ tôi gerdíōi |
τοῖν γερδῐ́οιν toîn gerdíoin |
τοῖς γερδῐ́οις toîs gerdíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γέρδῐον tòn gérdion |
τὼ γερδῐ́ω tṑ gerdíō |
τοὺς γερδῐ́ους toùs gerdíous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γέρδῐε gérdie |
γερδῐ́ω gerdíō |
γέρδῐοι gérdioi | ||||||||||
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