τρήρων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Based on the Doric forms τρᾱρόν (trārón), and ταρόν (tarón) with dissimilation, from an earlier unattested *τρασ-ρόν (*tras-rón), from Proto-Indo-European *trs-ró-, a zero grade formation of Proto-Indo-European *tres- (“to tremble”), whence also τρέω (tréō, “to flee; to dread”).^[1]

Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬭𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (trər^əsaⁱti), Latin terreo, Old Irish tarrach, Lithuanian trišu, Latvian trisēt, Old Church Slavonic трѧсти (tręsti), Sanskrit त्रसति (trasati). Not related to ὀτρηρός (otrērós, “quick, nimble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trɛ̌ː.rɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtre̝.ron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ron/

Adjective

τρήρων • (trḗrōn) m or f; third declension

(of doves) timorous, shy, pavid

Inflection

Occurs only in the masculine and feminine.

Third declension of ὁ / ἡ τρήρων; τοῦ / τῆς τρήρωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ / ἡ τρήρων ho / hē trḗrōn	τὼ τρήρωνε tṑ trḗrōne	οἱ / αἱ τρήρωνες hoi / hai trḗrōnes
Genitive	τοῦ / τῆς τρήρωνος toû / tês trḗrōnos	τοῖν τρηρώνοιν toîn trērṓnoin	τῶν τρηρώνων tôn trērṓnōn
Dative	τῷ / τῇ τρήρωνῐ tōî / tēî trḗrōnĭ	τοῖν τρηρώνοιν toîn trērṓnoin	τοῖς / ταῖς τρήρωσῐ / τρήρωσῐν toîs / taîs trḗrōsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν / τὴν τρήρωνᾰ tòn / tḕn trḗrōnă	τὼ τρήρωνε tṑ trḗrōne	τοὺς / τᾱ̀ς τρήρωνᾰς toùs / tā̀s trḗrōnăs
Vocative	τρήρων trḗrōn	τρήρωνε trḗrōne	τρήρωνες trḗrōnes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

εὐτρήρων (eutrḗrōn)
πολῠτρήρων (polŭtrḗrōn)

Descendants

Koine Greek: τρηρός (trērós)
- Byzantine Greek: τρελός (trelós)
  - Greek: τρελός (trelós)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τρήρων, -ωνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1508