ἑκυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swȇḱuros. Cognates include Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), Old Armenian սկեսուր (skesur), Latin socer, and Old English sweor.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hekyrós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hɛkyrós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ekyrós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ecyrós/

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

Noun

ἑκυρός (genitive ἑκυροῦ) m, second declension; (hekuros)

1. father-in-law

Inflection

Second declension of ἑκυρός, ἑκυροῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἑκυρός	ἑκυρώ	ἑκυροί
Genitive	ἑκυροῦ	ἑκυροῖν	ἑκυρῶν
Dative	ἑκυρῷ	ἑκυροῖν	ἑκυροῖς
Accusative	ἑκυρόν	ἑκυρώ	ἑκυρούς
Vocative	ἑκυρέ	ἑκυρώ	ἑκυροί

Synonyms

• πενθερός (pentheros)

Related terms

• ἑκυρά (hekura)

References

• LSJ