Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

According to Beekes, the word seems Pre-Greek, in view of the suffix -ινθος (-inthos). In any case, compare κηρός (kērós, wax; honeycomb), also believed to be a substrate word.

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

κήρῐνθος (kḗrinthosm (genitive κηρῐ́νθος); second declension

  1. beebread
    Synonyms: ἐρῐθᾰ́κη (erithákē), σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη (sandarákē)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Latin: cērinthus

Further reading edit