κέστρος

See also: Κέστρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κεντέω (kentéō, “to sting, goad”) +‎ -τρος (-tros).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κέστρος • (késtros) m (genitive κέστρου); second declension

  1. sharpness or roughness of the tongue
  2. (botany) first sprout of seeds
  3. bolt discharged from engines

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ κέστρος; τοῦ κέστρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κέστρος
ho késtros		 τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō		 οἱ κέστροι
hoi késtroi
Genitive τοῦ κέστρου
toû késtrou		 τοῖν κέστροιν
toîn késtroin		 τῶν κέστρων
tôn késtrōn
Dative τῷ κέστρῳ
tôi késtrōi		 τοῖν κέστροιν
toîn késtroin		 τοῖς κέστροις
toîs késtrois
Accusative τὸν κέστρον
tòn késtron		 τὼ κέστρω
tṑ késtrō		 τοὺς κέστρους
toùs késtrous
Vocative κέστρε
késtre		 κέστρω
késtrō		 κέστροι
késtroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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