Noun: σήρ
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Nominative
| Singular | σήρ |
| Dual | σῆρε |
| Plural | σῆρες |
| Singular | sḗr |
| Dual | sêre |
| Plural | sêres |
Genitive
| Singular | σηρός |
| Dual | σηροῖν |
| Plural | σηρῶν |
| Singular | sērós |
| Dual | sēroîn |
| Plural | sērôn |
Dative
| Singular | σηρῐ́ |
| Dual | σηροῖν |
| Plural | σηρσῐ́; σηρσῐ́ν |
| Singular | tōî sērĭ́ |
| Dual | sēroîn |
| Plural | sērsĭ́(n) |
Accusative
| Singular | sêră |
| Dual | sêre |
| Plural | sêrăs |
Vocative
| Singular | σήρ |
| Dual | σῆρε |
| Plural | σῆρες |
| Singular | sḗr |
| Dual | sêre |
| Plural | sêres |
Sample Sentences
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... ἔστιν ἐν τῇ γῇ ζωύφιόν σφισιν, ὃν σῆρα καλοῦσιν Ἕλληνες, ὑπὸ δὲ αὐτῶν Σηρῶν ἄλλο πού τι καὶ οὐ σὴρ ὀνομάζεται.
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... éstin en tēî gēî zōúphión sphisin, hòn sêra kaloûsin Héllēnes, hupò dè autôn Sērôn állo poú ti kaì ou sḕr onomázetai. [110 CE – 180 CE, Pausanias Periegeta, Graeciae Descriptio 6.26.6]
Etymology
Uncertain, but possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
Translations