πίσον

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

for the seed of the plant:

Etymology

Koine. See Ancient Greek πίσος (písos, pea).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐ́σον (písonn (genitive πίσου); second declension

(Koine). Quoted by comic poet Alexis (Ἄλεξις c.375‑c.275 BCE)

  1. pea, pease, seed of the plant Pisum sativum
  2. (botany) any plant of species Pisum sativum

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Katharevousa Greek: πίσον n (píson)
  • Latin: pisum n

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Katharevousa term for botany, as in Koine τὸ πίσον, Ancient Greek πίσος (písos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpison/
  • Hyphenation: πί‧σον

Noun

πίσον (písonn (plural πίσα)

  1. (botany) the plant Pisum sativum, pea

Declension

As in ancient inflection, without dual number.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

In polytonic script for Katharevousa terms for botany[1]:

References

  1. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. (abbreviations - of authors)