μύρο

Greek

Alternative forms

• μύρρο (mýrro)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ɾo/
• Hyphenation: μύ‧ρο

Noun

μύρο • (mýro) n (plural μύρα)

1. perfume, scent
2. oil of saints, aromatic oil
3. myrrh

Declension

Declension of μύρο

	singular	plural
nominative	μύρο (mýro)	μύρα (mýra)
genitive	μύρου (mýrou)	μύρων (mýron)
accusative	μύρο (mýro)	μύρα (mýra)
vocative	μύρο (mýro)	μύρα (mýra)

Related terms

• άγιο μύρο n (ágio mýro, “chrism”)
• αμύρωτος (amýrotos, “unanointed”, adjective)
• μυρωμένος (myroménos, “anointed”, participle)
• σμύρνα f (smýrna, “myrrh”), μύρρα f (múrrha, “myrrh”) (Ancient Greek)

Further reading

• μύρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el