κίτρινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κῐ́τρῐνος (kítrinosm (feminine κῐτρῐ́νη, neuter κῐ́τρῐνον); first/second declension

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

Inflection

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 (kítrinosm (feminine κίτρινη, neuter κίτρινο)

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

Declension

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.)