From Proto-Hellenic *kʰímər, R-stem derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym- (“winter, snow”), complementing the n-stem reflex found in χειμών (kheimṓn). Perhaps originally meaning "winter/year-old (goat)".
χῐ́μᾰρος • (khímaros) m (genitive χῐμᾰ́ρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ χῐ́μᾰρος ho khímaros |
τὼ χῐμᾰ́ρω tṑ khimárō |
οἱ χῐ́μᾰροι hoi khímaroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ χῐμᾰ́ρου toû khimárou |
τοῖν χῐμᾰ́ροιν toîn khimároin |
τῶν χῐμᾰ́ρων tôn khimárōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ χῐμᾰ́ρῳ tôi khimárōi |
τοῖν χῐμᾰ́ροιν toîn khimároin |
τοῖς χῐμᾰ́ροις toîs khimárois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν χῐ́μᾰρον tòn khímaron |
τὼ χῐμᾰ́ρω tṑ khimárō |
τοὺς χῐμᾰ́ρους toùs khimárous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | χῐ́μᾰρε khímare |
χῐμᾰ́ρω khimárō |
χῐ́μᾰροι khímaroi | ||||||||||
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