Unexplained. The geminate -ρρ- also occurs in πυρρός (purrhós, “red”). The comparison with Lithuanian širmas (“grey”) is problematic, since Lithuanian -ir- is from a zero-grade. The group of Proto-Slavic *śěrъ (“grey”) and Irish ciar (“dark”) cannot be connected either for phonetic reasons.
κῐρρός • (kirrhós) m (feminine κῐρρᾱ́, neuter κῐρρόν); first/second declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | κῐρρός kirrhós |
κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́ |
κῐρρόν kirrhón |
κῐρρώ kirrhṓ |
κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́ |
κῐρρώ kirrhṓ |
κῐρροί kirrhoí |
κῐρραί kirrhaí |
κῐρρᾰ́ kirrhá | |||||
| Genitive | κῐρροῦ kirrhoû |
κῐρρᾶς kirrhâs |
κῐρροῦ kirrhoû |
κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn |
κῐρραῖν kirrhaîn |
κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn |
κῐρρῶν kirrhôn |
κῐρρῶν kirrhôn |
κῐρρῶν kirrhôn | |||||
| Dative | κῐρρῷ kirrhôi |
κῐρρᾷ kirrhâi |
κῐρρῷ kirrhôi |
κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn |
κῐρραῖν kirrhaîn |
κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn |
κῐρροῖς kirrhoîs |
κῐρραῖς kirrhaîs |
κῐρροῖς kirrhoîs | |||||
| Accusative | κῐρρόν kirrhón |
κῐρρᾱ́ν kirrhā́n |
κῐρρόν kirrhón |
κῐρρώ kirrhṓ |
κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́ |
κῐρρώ kirrhṓ |
κῐρρούς kirrhoús |
κῐρρᾱ́ς kirrhā́s |
κῐρρᾰ́ kirrhá | |||||
| Vocative | κῐρρέ kirrhé |
κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́ |
κῐρρόν kirrhón |
κῐρρώ kirrhṓ |
κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́ |
κῐρρώ kirrhṓ |
κῐρροί kirrhoí |
κῐρραί kirrhaí |
κῐρρᾰ́ kirrhá | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| κῐρρῶς kirrhôs |
κῐρρότερος kirrhóteros |
κῐρρότᾰτος kirrhótatos | ||||||||||||
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