κήρινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κηρός (kērós, “wax”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kɛ̌ː.ri.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈke̝.ri.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ri.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ri.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ri.nos/

Adjective

κήρῐνος • (kḗrinos) m (feminine κηρῐ́νη, neuter κήρῐνον); first/second declension

waxen
pliable as wax
wax coloured, pallid

Inflection

First and second declension of κήρῐνος; κηρῐ́νη; κήρῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κήρῐνος kḗrinos	κηρῐ́νη kērínē	κήρῐνον kḗrinon	κηρῐ́νω kērínō	κηρῐ́νᾱ kērínā	κηρῐ́νω kērínō	κήρῐνοι kḗrinoi	κήρῐναι kḗrinai	κήρῐνᾰ kḗrina
Genitive	κηρῐ́νου kērínou	κηρῐ́νης kērínēs	κηρῐ́νου kērínou	κηρῐ́νοιν kērínoin	κηρῐ́ναιν kērínain	κηρῐ́νοιν kērínoin	κηρῐ́νων kērínōn	κηρῐ́νων kērínōn	κηρῐ́νων kērínōn
Dative	κηρῐ́νῳ kērínōi	κηρῐ́νῃ kērínēi	κηρῐ́νῳ kērínōi	κηρῐ́νοιν kērínoin	κηρῐ́ναιν kērínain	κηρῐ́νοιν kērínoin	κηρῐ́νοις kērínois	κηρῐ́ναις kērínais	κηρῐ́νοις kērínois
Accusative	κήρῐνον kḗrinon	κηρῐ́νην kērínēn	κήρῐνον kḗrinon	κηρῐ́νω kērínō	κηρῐ́νᾱ kērínā	κηρῐ́νω kērínō	κηρῐ́νους kērínous	κηρῐ́νᾱς kērínās	κήρῐνᾰ kḗrina
Vocative	κήρῐνε kḗrine	κηρῐ́νη kērínē	κήρῐνον kḗrinon	κηρῐ́νω kērínō	κηρῐ́νᾱ kērínā	κηρῐ́νω kērínō	κήρῐνοι kḗrinoi	κήρῐναι kḗrinai	κήρῐνᾰ kḗrina
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κηρῐ́νως kērínōs			κηρῐνώτερος kērinṓteros			κηρῐνώτᾰτος kērinṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.