κέρας
κέρας, τό, Ep. gen. *κέρᾰος, Att. contr. κέρως; Ep. dat. κέρᾰϊ (elided) or κέραι or κέρᾳ Il. 11.385, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.75, κέρᾳ also in Th. 2.90, 7.6: nom. pl. κέρᾱ (v. infr.), gen. κεράων, κερῶν, dat. κέρασι, Ep. κεράεσσι:— Att. Inscrr. have dual [ κέρ]ατε IG 1(2).301.109: pl. κέρατα ib. 237.59; later Ep. κεράατα ( ⏑_⏑⏑) Nic. Th. 291, κεράατος ( ⏑_⏑⏑) Arat. 174, Q.S. 6.225:—Hdt. has gen. κέρεος 6.111, dat. κέρεϊ 9.102: pl. κέρεα 2.38, κερέων ib. 132; but Hp. has gen. sg. κέρως, pl. κέρατα, Aër. 18. [In nom. and acc. κέρας, ᾰ always: in the obl. cases ᾰ in Ep., as κέρᾰσιν Od. 3.384 (in contr. dat. κέρᾱ, nom. pl. κέρᾱ (cf. Batr. 165), a is shortd. before a vowel, Il. 11.385, Od. 19.211); but ᾱ in Trag.and Com., κέρᾱτος Hermipp. 43, κέρᾱτα E. Ba. 921, κεράτων [ᾱ] prob. in S. Tr. 519 (lyr.), κέρᾱσι A. Fr. 185. In later Ep. the quantity varies.] ( κέρας is prob. related to κάρα; cf. κεραός.)