σίσαρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the etymology is still unclear. The word recalls ἄσαρον (ásaron, “hazelwort”) and ἠδύσαρον (ēdúsaron, “axe-weed”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sí.sa.ron/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.sa.ron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.sa.ron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.sa.ron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.sa.ron/

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Noun

σίσαρον • (sísaron) n (genitive σισάρου); second declension

parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σίσαρον; τοῦ σισάρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σίσαρον tò sísaron	τὼ σισάρω tṑ sisárō	τᾰ̀ σίσαρᾰ tà sísara
Genitive	τοῦ σισάρου toû sisárou	τοῖν σισάροιν toîn sisároin	τῶν σισάρων tôn sisárōn
Dative	τῷ σισάρῳ tôi sisárōi	τοῖν σισάροιν toîn sisároin	τοῖς σισάροις toîs sisárois
Accusative	τὸ σίσαρον tò sísaron	τὼ σισάρω tṑ sisárō	τᾰ̀ σίσαρᾰ tà sísara
Vocative	σίσαρον sísaron	σισάρω sisárō	σίσαρᾰ sísara
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σισάριον (sisárion)

Descendants

Latin: siser