μύρο

Greek

Alternative forms

• μύρρο (mýrro)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (múron).

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

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	μύρο •	μύρα •
genitive	μύρου •	μύρων •
accusative	μύρο •	μύρα •
vocative	μύρο •	μύρα •

Related terms

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

 

Further reading

• μύρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el