κεραός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κερώς (kerṓs) — Koine, contracted

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Hellenic *kerawós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Cognates include Latin cervus and Proto-Slavic *korva.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ke.ra.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ke.raˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ce.raˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ce.raˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ce.raˈos/

Adjective

κεραός • (keraós) m (feminine κερᾰᾱ́, neuter κερᾰόν); first/second declension

horned
made of horn

Declension

First and second declension of κερᾰός; κερᾰᾱ́; κερᾰόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κερᾰός kerăós	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰοί kerăoí	κερᾰαί kerăaí	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Genitive	κερᾰοῦ kerăoû	κερᾰᾶς kerăâs	κερᾰοῦ kerăoû	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰαῖν kerăaîn	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰῶν kerăôn	κερᾰῶν kerăôn	κερᾰῶν kerăôn
Dative	κερᾰῷ kerăōî	κερᾰᾷ kerăāî	κερᾰῷ kerăōî	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰαῖν kerăaîn	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰοῖς kerăoîs	κερᾰαῖς kerăaîs	κερᾰοῖς kerăoîs
Accusative	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰᾱ́ν kerăā́n	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰούς kerăoús	κερᾰᾱ́ς kerăā́s	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Vocative	κερᾰέ kerăé	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰοί kerăoí	κερᾰαί kerăaí	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of κερᾰός; κερᾰᾱ́; κερᾰόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κερᾰός kerăós	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰοί kerăoí	κερᾰαί kerăaí	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Genitive	κερᾰοῖο κερᾰόο κερᾰοῦ kerăoîo kerăóo kerăoû	κερᾰᾶς kerăâs	κερᾰοῖο κερᾰόο κερᾰοῦ kerăoîo kerăóo kerăoû	κερᾰοῖῐ̈ν kerăoîĭ̈n	κερᾰαῖῐ̈ν kerăaîĭ̈n	κερᾰοῖῐ̈ν kerăoîĭ̈n	κερᾰῶν kerăôn	κερᾰᾱ́ων κερᾰέων κερᾰῶν kerăā́ōn kerăéōn kerăôn	κερᾰῶν kerăôn
Dative	κερᾰῷ kerăōî	κερᾰᾷ kerăāî	κερᾰῷ kerăōî	κερᾰοῖῐ̈ν kerăoîĭ̈n	κερᾰαῖῐ̈ν kerăaîĭ̈n	κερᾰοῖῐ̈ν kerăoîĭ̈n	κερᾰοῖσῐ κερᾰοῖσῐν κερᾰοῖς kerăoîsĭ(n) kerăoîs	κερᾰῇσῐ κερᾰῇσῐν κερᾰῇς κερᾰαῖς kerăēîsĭ(n) kerăēîs kerăaîs	κερᾰοῖσῐ κερᾰοῖσῐν κερᾰοῖς kerăoîsĭ(n) kerăoîs
Accusative	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰᾱ́ν kerăā́n	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰούς kerăoús	κερᾰᾱ́ς kerăā́s	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Vocative	κερᾰέ kerăé	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰοί kerăoí	κερᾰαί kerăaí	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of κερᾰός; κερᾰή; κερᾰόν (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κερᾰός kerăós	κερᾰή kerăḗ	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰοί kerăoí	κερᾰαί kerăaí	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Genitive	κερᾰοῦ kerăoû	κερᾰῆς kerăês	κερᾰοῦ kerăoû	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰαῖν kerăaîn	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰῶν kerăôn	κερᾰέων κερᾰῶν kerăéōn kerăôn	κερᾰῶν kerăôn
Dative	κερᾰῷ kerăōî	κερᾰῇ kerăēî	κερᾰῷ kerăōî	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰαῖν kerăaîn	κερᾰοῖν kerăoîn	κερᾰοῖσῐ κερᾰοῖσῐν kerăoîsĭ(n)	κερᾰῇσῐ κερᾰῇσῐν kerăēîsĭ(n)	κερᾰοῖσῐ κερᾰοῖσῐν kerăoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰήν kerăḗn	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰούς kerăoús	κερᾰᾱ́ς kerăā́s	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Vocative	κερᾰέ kerăé	κερᾰή kerăḗ	κερᾰόν kerăón	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰᾱ́ kerăā́	κερᾰώ kerăṓ	κερᾰοί kerăoí	κερᾰαί kerăaí	κερᾰᾰ́ kerăắ
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

κερᾰῐ̈́ς (kerăĭ̈́s)
κέρᾰς (kérăs)

References

“κεραός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“κεραός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“κεραός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
κεραός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
κεραός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963