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 • (kĭrrhós) 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 kĭrrhós |
κῐρρᾱ́ kĭrrhā́ |
κῐρρόν kĭrrhón |
κῐρρώ kĭrrhṓ |
κῐρρᾱ́ kĭrrhā́ |
κῐρρώ kĭrrhṓ |
κῐρροί kĭrrhoí |
κῐρραί kĭrrhaí |
κῐρρᾰ́ kĭrrhắ | |||||
| Genitive | κῐρροῦ kĭrrhoû |
κῐρρᾶς kĭrrhâs |
κῐρροῦ kĭrrhoû |
κῐρροῖν kĭrrhoîn |
κῐρραῖν kĭrrhaîn |
κῐρροῖν kĭrrhoîn |
κῐρρῶν kĭrrhôn |
κῐρρῶν kĭrrhôn |
κῐρρῶν kĭrrhôn | |||||
| Dative | κῐρρῷ kĭrrhôi |
κῐρρᾷ kĭrrhâi |
κῐρρῷ kĭrrhôi |
κῐρροῖν kĭrrhoîn |
κῐρραῖν kĭrrhaîn |
κῐρροῖν kĭrrhoîn |
κῐρροῖς kĭrrhoîs |
κῐρραῖς kĭrrhaîs |
κῐρροῖς kĭrrhoîs | |||||
| Accusative | κῐρρόν kĭrrhón |
κῐρρᾱ́ν kĭrrhā́n |
κῐρρόν kĭrrhón |
κῐρρώ kĭrrhṓ |
κῐρρᾱ́ kĭrrhā́ |
κῐρρώ kĭrrhṓ |
κῐρρούς kĭrrhoús |
κῐρρᾱ́ς kĭrrhā́s |
κῐρρᾰ́ kĭrrhắ | |||||
| Vocative | κῐρρέ kĭrrhé |
κῐρρᾱ́ kĭrrhā́ |
κῐρρόν kĭrrhón |
κῐρρώ kĭrrhṓ |
κῐρρᾱ́ kĭrrhā́ |
κῐρρώ kĭrrhṓ |
κῐρροί kĭrrhoí |
κῐρραί kĭrrhaí |
κῐρρᾰ́ kĭrrhắ | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| κῐρρῶς kĭrrhôs |
κῐρρότερος kĭrrhóteros |
κῐρρότᾰτος kĭrrhótătos | ||||||||||||
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