From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”), because of its warming effect.
πύρεθρον • (púrethron) n (genitive πυρέθρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ πύρεθρον tò púrethron |
τὼ πυρέθρω tṑ puréthrō |
τᾰ̀ πύρεθρᾰ tằ púrethră | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πυρέθρου toû puréthrou |
τοῖν πυρέθροιν toîn puréthroin |
τῶν πυρέθρων tôn puréthrōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πυρέθρῳ tôi puréthrōi |
τοῖν πυρέθροιν toîn puréthroin |
τοῖς πυρέθροις toîs puréthrois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ πύρεθρον tò púrethron |
τὼ πυρέθρω tṑ puréthrō |
τᾰ̀ πύρεθρᾰ tằ púrethră | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πύρεθρον púrethron |
πυρέθρω puréthrō |
πύρεθρᾰ púrethră | ||||||||||
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