μάργαρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

  • Back-formation from μαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    μάργᾰρον • (márgăron) n (genitive μαργάρου); second declension

    1. synonym of μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”)

    Declension

    Second declension of τὸ μᾰ́ργᾰρον; τοῦ μᾰργᾰ́ρου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative τὸ μᾰ́ργᾰρον
    tò mắrgăron     		τὼ μᾰργᾰ́ρω
    tṑ mărgắrō     		τᾰ̀ μᾰ́ργᾰρᾰ
    tằ mắrgără
    Genitive τοῦ μᾰργᾰ́ρου
    toû mărgắrou     		τοῖν μᾰργᾰ́ροιν
    toîn mărgắroin     		τῶν μᾰργᾰ́ρων
    tôn mărgắrōn
    Dative τῷ μᾰργᾰ́ρῳ
    tōî mărgắrōi     		τοῖν μᾰργᾰ́ροιν
    toîn mărgắroin     		τοῖς μᾰργᾰ́ροις
    toîs mărgắrois
    Accusative τὸ μᾰ́ργᾰρον
    tò mắrgăron     		τὼ μᾰργᾰ́ρω
    tṑ mărgắrō     		τᾰ̀ μᾰ́ργᾰρᾰ
    tằ mắrgără
    Vocative μᾰ́ργᾰρον
    mắrgăron     		μᾰργᾰ́ρω
    mărgắrō     		μᾰ́ργᾰρᾰ
    mắrgără
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    • μαργαρώδης (margarṓdēs, “pearl-like”)

    Descendants

    • →⇒ French: margarine (see there for further descendants)
    • →⇒ French: margarique

    Further reading

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