εἴρων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to εἴρω (eírō, “I speak”) or ἔρομαι (éromai, “I ask”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εἴρων • (eírōn) m (genitive εἴρωνος); third declension

  1. One who says less than they think, dissembler, pretender

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ εἴρων; τοῦ εἴρωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ εἴρων
ho eírōn 		τὼ εἴρωνε
tṑ eírōne 		οἱ εἴρωνες
hoi eírōnes
Genitive τοῦ εἴρωνος
toû eírōnos 		τοῖν εἰρώνοιν
toîn eirṓnoin 		τῶν εἰρώνων
tôn eirṓnōn
Dative τῷ εἴρωνῐ
tôi eírōni 		τοῖν εἰρώνοιν
toîn eirṓnoin 		τοῖς εἴρωσῐ / εἴρωσῐν
toîs eírōsi(n)
Accusative τὸν εἴρωνᾰ
tòn eírōna 		τὼ εἴρωνε
tṑ eírōne 		τοὺς εἴρωνᾰς
toùs eírōnas
Vocative εἴρων
eírōn 		εἴρωνε
eírōne 		εἴρωνες
eírōnes
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