κιρσός

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Beekes, the variation "σ/ξ" shows that the word is from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῐρσός • (kirsós) m (genitive κῐρσοῦ); second declension

  1. (pathology) varicocele, enlargement of a vein

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κῐρσός; τοῦ κῐρσοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κῐρσός
ho kirsós 		τὼ κῐρσώ
tṑ kirsṓ 		οἱ κῐρσοί
hoi kirsoí
Genitive τοῦ κῐρσοῦ
toû kirsoû 		τοῖν κῐρσοῖν
toîn kirsoîn 		τῶν κῐρσῶν
tôn kirsôn
Dative τῷ κῐρσῷ
tôi kirsôi 		τοῖν κῐρσοῖν
toîn kirsoîn 		τοῖς κῐρσοῖς
toîs kirsoîs
Accusative τὸν κῐρσόν
tòn kirsón 		τὼ κῐρσώ
tṑ kirsṓ 		τοὺς κῐρσούς
toùs kirsoús
Vocative κῐρσέ
kirsé 		κῐρσώ
kirsṓ 		κῐρσοί
kirsoí
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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κιρσός (kirsós), from κρίκος (kríkos) or κίρκος (kírkos).

Noun

κιρσός • (kirsós) m

  1. varicose vein, varicocele

Declension

Declension of κιρσός
singular plural
nominative κιρσός (kirsós) κιρσοί (kirsoí)
genitive κιρσού (kirsoú) κιρσών (kirsón)
accusative κιρσό (kirsó) κιρσούς (kirsoús)
vocative κιρσέ (kirsé) κιρσοί (kirsoí)

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