The formation is reminiscent of ὕδερος (húderos) and χολέρα (kholéra), but further details are unknown. The connection with ἴκτις (íktis, “marten”) and ἴκτινος (íktinos, “kite”) is defended by Grošelj Živa, who assumes a colour root ἰκ- (ik-, “yellow, green”), and compares ἰκμαλέον (ikmaléon, “green, moist”). This remains speculative. According to Furnée, the group -κτ- points to Pre-Greek origin.
ἴκτερος • (íkteros) m (genitive ἰκτέρου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ἴκτερος ho íkteros |
τὼ ἰκτέρω tṑ iktérō |
οἱ ἴκτεροι hoi íkteroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἰκτέρου toû iktérou |
τοῖν ἰκτέροιν toîn iktéroin |
τῶν ἰκτέρων tôn iktérōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἰκτέρῳ tôi iktérōi |
τοῖν ἰκτέροιν toîn iktéroin |
τοῖς ἰκτέροις toîs iktérois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ἴκτερον tòn íkteron |
τὼ ἰκτέρω tṑ iktérō |
τοὺς ἰκτέρους toùs iktérous | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἴκτερε íktere |
ἰκτέρω iktérō |
ἴκτεροι íkteroi | ||||||||||
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