Said to be from κάρα (kára, “head”), as in "to have a heavy head," but Beekes finds this doubtful.
κᾰ́ρος • (kắros) m (genitive κᾰ́ρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ κᾰ́ρος ho kắros |
τὼ κᾰ́ρω tṑ kắrō |
οἱ κᾰ́ροι hoi kắroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κᾰ́ρου toû kắrou |
τοῖν κᾰ́ροιν toîn kắroin |
τῶν κᾰ́ρων tôn kắrōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κᾰ́ρῳ tôi kắrōi |
τοῖν κᾰ́ροιν toîn kắroin |
τοῖς κᾰ́ροις toîs kắrois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν κᾰ́ρον tòn kắron |
τὼ κᾰ́ρω tṑ kắrō |
τοὺς κᾰ́ρους toùs kắrous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰ́ρε kắre |
κᾰ́ρω kắrō |
κᾰ́ροι kắroi | ||||||||||
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