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νάρδος

Second declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: νάρδος νάρδου

Structure: ναρδ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: Prob. a foreign word.

Sense

  1. nard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot.
  2. nard oil, a highly prized ointment made from the plant.

Declension

Second declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • τάδε πεπτήρια· καὶ κατὰ τοῦ στέρνου ἐσ στῦψιν ἐπίθημα, νάρδοι, μαστίχαι, ἀλόαι, ἀκακίαι, καὶ μήλων κυδωνίων ὁ χυλὸσ, καὶ αὐταὶ δὲ τῶν μήλων αἱ σάρκεσ ἀμφιθλασθεῖσαι ξὺν φοίνιξι ἐπίθημα στῦφον. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU XRONIWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 50)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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