χεῖρον
Ancient Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰêː.ron/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.ron/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈçi.ron/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈçi.ron/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈçi.ron/
Etymology 1
[edit]Adverbial accusative of χείρων (kheírōn, “worse”)
Adverb
[edit]χεῖρον • (kheîron)
Further reading
[edit]- “χείρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “χείρων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]χεῖρον • (kheîron)
- inflection of χείρων (kheírōn):