Ἶρος

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἶρος • (Îros) m (genitive Ῑ̓́ρου); second declension

  1. (Epic, Greek mythology) In the Odyssey, Irus, a nickname of Arnaeus the beggar, given to him by the suitors of Penelope.

Declension

Second declension of Ἶρος; Ῑ̓́ρου (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Ἶρος
Îros
Genitive Ῑ̓́ρου / Ῑ̓ροῖο / Ῑ̓́ροιο / Ῑ̓ρόο / Ῑ̓́ροο
Ī́rou / Īroîo / Ī́roio / Īróo / Ī́roo
Dative Ῑ̓́ρῳ
Ī́rōi
Accusative Ἶρον
Îron
Vocative Ἶρε
Îre
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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