κιρρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unexplained. The geminate -ρρ- also occurs in πυρρός (purrhós, “red”). The comparison with Lithuanian širmas (“grey”) is problematic, since Lithuanian -ir- is from a zero-grade. The group of Proto-Slavic *śěrъ (“grey”) and Irish ciar (“dark”) cannot be connected either for phonetic reasons.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kir̥.r̥ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kirˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cirˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cirˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈros/

Adjective

κῐρρός • (kirrhós) m (feminine κῐρρᾱ́, neuter κῐρρόν); first/second declension

yellow-orange, tawny

Inflection

First and second declension of κῐρρός; κῐρρᾱ́; κῐρρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κῐρρός kirrhós	κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́	κῐρρόν kirrhón	κῐρρώ kirrhṓ	κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́	κῐρρώ kirrhṓ	κῐρροί kirrhoí	κῐρραί kirrhaí	κῐρρᾰ́ kirrhá
Genitive	κῐρροῦ kirrhoû	κῐρρᾶς kirrhâs	κῐρροῦ kirrhoû	κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn	κῐρραῖν kirrhaîn	κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn	κῐρρῶν kirrhôn	κῐρρῶν kirrhôn	κῐρρῶν kirrhôn
Dative	κῐρρῷ kirrhôi	κῐρρᾷ kirrhâi	κῐρρῷ kirrhôi	κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn	κῐρραῖν kirrhaîn	κῐρροῖν kirrhoîn	κῐρροῖς kirrhoîs	κῐρραῖς kirrhaîs	κῐρροῖς kirrhoîs
Accusative	κῐρρόν kirrhón	κῐρρᾱ́ν kirrhā́n	κῐρρόν kirrhón	κῐρρώ kirrhṓ	κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́	κῐρρώ kirrhṓ	κῐρρούς kirrhoús	κῐρρᾱ́ς kirrhā́s	κῐρρᾰ́ kirrhá
Vocative	κῐρρέ kirrhé	κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́	κῐρρόν kirrhón	κῐρρώ kirrhṓ	κῐρρᾱ́ kirrhā́	κῐρρώ kirrhṓ	κῐρροί kirrhoí	κῐρραί kirrhaí	κῐρρᾰ́ kirrhá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κῐρρῶς kirrhôs			κῐρρότερος kirrhóteros			κῐρρότᾰτος kirrhótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἔγκῐρρος (énkirrhos)
κῐρροειδής (kirrhoeidḗs)
κῐρροκοιλάδῐᾰ (kirrhokoiládia)
κῐρρόχρως (kirrhókhrōs)
κῐρρώδης (kirrhṓdēs)
κῐρρᾰ́ς (kirrhás)
κῐρρῐ́ς (kirrhís)
ὑπόκῐρρος (hupókirrhos)

Descendants

→ English: cirrhosis