From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-, the same root of φέρω (phérō, “to bring, carry”) and φερνή (phernḗ, “dowry”).
φέρνῐον • (phérnion) n (genitive φερνῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ φέρνῐον tò phérnion |
τὼ φερνῐ́ω tṑ pherníō |
τᾰ̀ φέρνῐᾰ tà phérnia | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ φερνῐ́ου toû pherníou |
τοῖν φερνῐ́οιν toîn pherníoin |
τῶν φερνῐ́ων tôn pherníōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ φερνῐ́ῳ tôi pherníōi |
τοῖν φερνῐ́οιν toîn pherníoin |
τοῖς φερνῐ́οις toîs pherníois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ φέρνῐον tò phérnion |
τὼ φερνῐ́ω tṑ pherníō |
τᾰ̀ φέρνῐᾰ tà phérnia | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φέρνῐον phérnion |
φερνῐ́ω pherníō |
φέρνῐᾰ phérnia | ||||||||||
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