ἀντίρρινον

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἀντῐ- (anti-, “instead of, counterfeit”) +‎ ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s, “nose”) +‎ -ον (-on).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον • (antírrhīnon) n (genitive ἀντῐρρῑ́νου); second declension

  1. calf's snout (Antirrhinum orontium, syn. Misopates orontium)
    Synonyms: ἀνᾰ́ρρῑνον (anárrhīnon), βουκρᾱ́νῐον (boukrā́nion), κῠνοκεφᾰ́λῐον (kunokephálion), πῐθήκῐον (pithḗkion)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον; τοῦ ἀντῐρρῑ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον
tò antírrhīnon 		τὼ ἀντῐρρῑ́νω
tṑ antirrhī́nō 		τᾰ̀ ἀντῐ́ρρῑνᾰ
tà antírrhīna
Genitive τοῦ ἀντῐρρῑ́νου
toû antirrhī́nou 		τοῖν ἀντῐρρῑ́νοιν
toîn antirrhī́noin 		τῶν ἀντῐρρῑ́νων
tôn antirrhī́nōn
Dative τῷ ἀντῐρρῑ́νῳ
tôi antirrhī́nōi 		τοῖν ἀντῐρρῑ́νοιν
toîn antirrhī́noin 		τοῖς ἀντῐρρῑ́νοις
toîs antirrhī́nois
Accusative τὸ ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον
tò antírrhīnon 		τὼ ἀντῐρρῑ́νω
tṑ antirrhī́nō 		τᾰ̀ ἀντῐ́ρρῑνᾰ
tà antírrhīna
Vocative ἀντῐ́ρρῑνον
antírrhīnon 		ἀντῐρρῑ́νω
antirrhī́nō 		ἀντῐ́ρρῑνᾰ
antírrhīna
Notes:

Descendants

  • Latin: antirrhīnon

References

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