The suffix is similar to ἐρέβινθος (erébinthos), ὑάκινθος (huákinthos) and λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos), so it is probably a Pre-Greek word. Adaptation to μηρύομαι (mērúomai, “to draw up, to furl”) has also been assumed, however there is little reason for this. Maybe related to μῆριγξ (mêrinx, “bristle”).
μήρινθος • (mḗrinthos) f (genitive μηρίνθου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ μήρινθος hē mḗrinthos |
τὼ μηρίνθω tṑ mērínthō |
αἱ μήρινθοι hai mḗrinthoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς μηρίνθου tês mērínthou |
τοῖν μηρίνθοιν toîn mērínthoin |
τῶν μηρίνθων tôn mērínthōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ μηρίνθῳ têi mērínthōi |
τοῖν μηρίνθοιν toîn mērínthoin |
ταῖς μηρίνθοις taîs mērínthois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν μήρινθον tḕn mḗrinthon |
τὼ μηρίνθω tṑ mērínthō |
τᾱ̀ς μηρίνθους tā̀s mērínthous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μήρινθε mḗrinthe |
μηρίνθω mērínthō |
μήρινθοι mḗrinthoi | ||||||||||
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