κίτρινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κίτρον (kítron, “citron tree”) +‎ -ῐνος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κῐ́τρῐνος • (kítrinos) m (feminine κῐτρῐ́νη, neuter κῐ́τρῐνον); first/second declension

  1. (Koine) of the citron tree
  2. (Koine) of a citron yellow (color/colour)

Inflection

First and second declension of κῐ́τρῐνος; κῐτρῐ́νη; κῐ́τρῐνον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative κῐ́τρῐνος
kítrinos 		κῐτρῐ́νη
kitrínē 		κῐ́τρῐνον
kítrinon 		κῐτρῐ́νω
kitrínō 		κῐτρῐ́νᾱ
kitrínā 		κῐτρῐ́νω
kitrínō 		κῐ́τρῐνοι
kítrinoi 		κῐ́τρῐναι
kítrinai 		κῐ́τρῐνᾰ
kítrina
Genitive κῐτρῐ́νου
kitrínou 		κῐτρῐ́νης
kitrínēs 		κῐτρῐ́νου
kitrínou 		κῐτρῐ́νοιν
kitrínoin 		κῐτρῐ́ναιν
kitrínain 		κῐτρῐ́νοιν
kitrínoin 		κῐτρῐ́νων
kitrínōn 		κῐτρῐ́νων
kitrínōn 		κῐτρῐ́νων
kitrínōn
Dative κῐτρῐ́νῳ
kitrínōi 		κῐτρῐ́νῃ
kitrínēi 		κῐτρῐ́νῳ
kitrínōi 		κῐτρῐ́νοιν
kitrínoin 		κῐτρῐ́ναιν
kitrínain 		κῐτρῐ́νοιν
kitrínoin 		κῐτρῐ́νοις
kitrínois 		κῐτρῐ́ναις
kitrínais 		κῐτρῐ́νοις
kitrínois
Accusative κῐ́τρῐνον
kítrinon 		κῐτρῐ́νην
kitrínēn 		κῐ́τρῐνον
kítrinon 		κῐτρῐ́νω
kitrínō 		κῐτρῐ́νᾱ
kitrínā 		κῐτρῐ́νω
kitrínō 		κῐτρῐ́νους
kitrínous 		κῐτρῐ́νᾱς
kitrínās 		κῐ́τρῐνᾰ
kítrina
Vocative κῐ́τρῐνε
kítrine 		κῐτρῐ́νη
kitrínē 		κῐ́τρῐνον
kítrinon 		κῐτρῐ́νω
kitrínō 		κῐτρῐ́νᾱ
kitrínā 		κῐτρῐ́νω
kitrínō 		κῐ́τρῐνοι
kítrinoi 		κῐ́τρῐναι
kítrinai 		κῐ́τρῐνᾰ
kítrina
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
κῐτρῐ́νως
kitrínōs 		κῐτρῐνώτερος
kitrinṓteros 		κῐτρῐνώτᾰτος
kitrinṓtatos
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κίτρινος (kítrinos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek κίτρινος (kítrinos) (or simply from κίτρο (kítro) with the adjectival suffix -ινος (-inos)), from κίτρον (kítron), from Latin citrus, citrum, itself probably via Etruscan ultimately from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).

Adjective

κίτρινος • (kítrinos) m (feminine κίτρινη, neuter κίτρινο)

  1. yellow (color/colour)
  2. pale, pallid

Declension

Declension of κίτρινος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative κίτρινος (kítrinos) κίτρινη (kítrini) κίτρινο (kítrino) κίτρινοι (kítrinoi) κίτρινες (kítrines) κίτρινα (kítrina)
genitive κίτρινου (kítrinou) κίτρινης (kítrinis) κίτρινου (kítrinou) κίτρινων (kítrinon) κίτρινων (kítrinon) κίτρινων (kítrinon)
accusative κίτρινο (kítrino) κίτρινη (kítrini) κίτρινο (kítrino) κίτρινους (kítrinous) κίτρινες (kítrines) κίτρινα (kítrina)
vocative κίτρινε (kítrine) κίτρινη (kítrini) κίτρινο (kítrino) κίτρινοι (kítrinoi) κίτρινες (kítrines) κίτρινα (kítrina)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κίτρινος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κίτρινος, etc.)

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