According to Beekes, the etymology is still unclear. The word recalls ἄσαρον (ásaron, “hazelwort”) and ἡδύσαρον (hēdúsaron, “axe-weed”).
σίσᾰρον • (sísaron) n (genitive σῐσάρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ σῐ́σᾰρον tò sísaron |
τὼ σῐσᾰ́ρω tṑ sisárō |
τᾰ̀ σῐ́σᾰρᾰ tà sísara | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σῐσᾰ́ρου toû sisárou |
τοῖν σῐσᾰ́ροιν toîn sisároin |
τῶν σῐσᾰ́ρων tôn sisárōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σῐσᾰ́ρῳ tôi sisárōi |
τοῖν σῐσᾰ́ροιν toîn sisároin |
τοῖς σῐσᾰ́ροις toîs sisárois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ σῐ́σᾰρον tò sísaron |
τὼ σῐσᾰ́ρω tṑ sisárō |
τᾰ̀ σῐ́σᾰρᾰ tà sísara | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σῐ́σᾰρον sísaron |
σῐσᾰ́ρω sisárō |
σῐ́σᾰρᾰ sísara | ||||||||||
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