βύσσινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βύσσος (bússos, “flax”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /býs.si.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbys.si.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβys.si.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvys.si.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.si.nos/

Adjective

βύσσῐνος • (bússinos) m (feminine βυσσίνη, neuter βύσσῐνον); first/second declension

made of flax

Inflection

First and second declension of βύσσῐνος; βυσσῐ́νη; βύσσῐνον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βύσσῐνος bússinos	βυσσῐ́νη bussínē	βύσσῐνον bússinon	βυσσῐ́νω bussínō	βυσσῐ́νᾱ bussínā	βυσσῐ́νω bussínō	βύσσῐνοι bússinoi	βύσσῐναι bússinai	βύσσῐνᾰ bússina
Genitive	βυσσῐ́νου bussínou	βυσσῐ́νης bussínēs	βυσσῐ́νου bussínou	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussínoin	βυσσῐ́ναιν bussínain	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussínoin	βυσσῐ́νων bussínōn	βυσσῐ́νων bussínōn	βυσσῐ́νων bussínōn
Dative	βυσσῐ́νῳ bussínōi	βυσσῐ́νῃ bussínēi	βυσσῐ́νῳ bussínōi	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussínoin	βυσσῐ́ναιν bussínain	βυσσῐ́νοιν bussínoin	βυσσῐ́νοις bussínois	βυσσῐ́ναις bussínais	βυσσῐ́νοις bussínois
Accusative	βύσσῐνον bússinon	βυσσῐ́νην bussínēn	βύσσῐνον bússinon	βυσσῐ́νω bussínō	βυσσῐ́νᾱ bussínā	βυσσῐ́νω bussínō	βυσσῐ́νους bussínous	βυσσῐ́νᾱς bussínās	βύσσῐνᾰ bússina
Vocative	βύσσῐνε bússine	βυσσῐ́νη bussínē	βύσσῐνον bússinon	βυσσῐ́νω bussínō	βυσσῐ́νᾱ bussínā	βυσσῐ́νω bussínō	βύσσῐνοι bússinoi	βύσσῐναι bússinai	βύσσῐνᾰ bússina
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βυσσῐ́νως bussínōs			βυσσῐνώτερος bussinṓteros			βυσσῐνώτᾰτος bussinṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: պիսինոն (pisinon)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading