κασσίτερος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

An Elamite origin has been suggested but, according to Beekes, the group "σσ/ττ" is typically Pre-Greek, so the word would have come from Greece or Western Anatolia, like μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”), but even if so, the word might still go back to Mesopotamia, representing the name of the Kassites, who settled near Elam and major sources of tin. Compare also the etymology of Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā, “marcasite”). Related to Sanskrit कस्तीर (kastīra, “tin”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κασσίτερος • (kassíteros) m (genitive κασσῐτέρου); second declension

  1. tin
    Synonym: βούλλα (boúlla)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κασσίτερος; τοῦ κασσιτέρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κασσίτερος
ho kassíteros 		τὼ κασσιτέρω
tṑ kassitérō 		οἱ κασσίτεροι
hoi kassíteroi
Genitive τοῦ κασσιτέρου
toû kassitérou 		τοῖν κασσιτέροιν
toîn kassitéroin 		τῶν κασσιτέρων
tôn kassitérōn
Dative τῷ κασσιτέρῳ
tôi kassitérōi 		τοῖν κασσιτέροιν
toîn kassitéroin 		τοῖς κασσιτέροις
toîs kassitérois
Accusative τὸν κασσίτερον
tòn kassíteron 		τὼ κασσιτέρω
tṑ kassitérō 		τοὺς κασσιτέρους
toùs kassitérous
Vocative κασσίτερε
kassítere 		κασσιτέρω
kassitérō 		κασσίτεροι
kassíteroi
Notes:
Second declension of κασσίτερος; κασσιτέρου (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative κασσίτερος
kassíteros 		κασσιτέρω
kassitérō 		κασσίτεροι
kassíteroi
Genitive κασσιτέρου / κασσιτεροῖο / κασσιτέροιο / κασσιτερόο / κασσιτέροο
kassitérou / kassiteroîo / kassitéroio / kassiteróo / kassitéroo 		κασσιτέροιῐν
kassitéroiin 		κασσιτέρων
kassitérōn
Dative κασσιτέρῳ
kassitérōi 		κασσιτέροιῐν
kassitéroiin 		κασσιτέροισῐ / κασσιτέροισῐν / κασσιτέροις
kassitéroisi(n) / kassitérois
Accusative κασσίτερον
kassíteron 		κασσιτέρω
kassitérō 		κασσιτέρους
kassitérous
Vocative κασσίτερε
kassítere 		κασσιτέρω
kassitérō 		κασσίτεροι
kassíteroi
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros).

Noun

κασσίτερος • (kassíteros) m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, metallurgy) tin

Declension

singular
nominative κασσίτερος (kassíteros)
genitive κασσιτέρου (kassitérou)
accusative κασσίτερο (kassítero)
vocative κασσίτερε (kassítere)

Coordinate terms

Further reading

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