μάρρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from Semitic. Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [^GEŠMAR]), Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ (marra) and Arabic مَرّ (marr). Compare also Latin marra (“hoe”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /már̥.r̥on/ → /ˈmar.ron/ → /ˈma.ron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /már̥.r̥on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ron/

Noun

μᾰ́ρρον • (márrhon) n (genitive μᾰ́ρρου); second declension

1. iron spade

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ μᾰ́ρρον; τοῦ μᾰ́ρρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μᾰ́ρρον tò márrhon	τὼ μᾰ́ρρω tṑ márrhō	τᾰ̀ μᾰ́ρρᾰ tà márrha
Genitive	τοῦ μᾰ́ρρου toû márrhou	τοῖν μᾰ́ρροιν toîn márrhoin	τῶν μᾰ́ρρων tôn márrhōn
Dative	τῷ μᾰ́ρρῳ tôi márrhōi	τοῖν μᾰ́ρροιν toîn márrhoin	τοῖς μᾰ́ρροις toîs márrhois
Accusative	τὸ μᾰ́ρρον tò márrhon	τὼ μᾰ́ρρω tṑ márrhō	τᾰ̀ μᾰ́ρρᾰ tà márrha
Vocative	μᾰ́ρρον márrhon	μᾰ́ρρω márrhō	μᾰ́ρρᾰ márrha
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μάρρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press