ἔρος

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔρος • (éros) m (genitive ἔρου); second declension (poetic)

  1. Epic form of ἔρως (érōs, “love”)

Declension

Second declension of ἔρος; ἔρου (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἔρος
éros
Genitive ἔρου / ἐροῖο / ἔροιο / ἐρόο / ἔροο
érou / eroîo / éroio / eróo / éroo
Dative ἔρῳ
érōi
Accusative ἔρον
éron
Vocative ἔρε
ére
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

  • “ἔρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἔρος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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