νεῦρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit स्नावन (snávan, “tendon, muscle, sinew”), Latin nervus, Old Armenian նեարդ (neard), and Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆 (snāvarə).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /né͜ʊron/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /nɛ́wron/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /néβron/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /névron/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /névɾon/

Noun

νεῦρον (genitive νεύρου) n, second declension; (neuron)

1. sinew, tendon
2. cord, of a slingshot, bowstring
3. strength, vigor
4. plant fiber
5. nerve
6. penis

Inflection

Second declension of νεῦρον, νεύρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	νεῦρον	νεύρω	νεῦρᾰ
Genitive	νεύρου	νεύροιν	νεύρων
Dative	νεύρῳ	νεύροιν	νεύροις
Accusative	νεῦρον	νεύρω	νεῦρᾰ
Vocative	νεῦρον	νεύρω	νεῦρᾰ

Descendants

• Russian: нейро́н (nejrón) m

Synonyms

• νευρά

References

• LSJ
• BDAG