δέραιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δέρη (dérē, neck, throat).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δέραιον • (déraionn (genitive δεραίου); second declension

  1. necklace, collar
    Synonyms: ἴσθμιον (ísthmion), μηνίσκος (mēnískos), μάννος (mánnos), περιτραχήλιον (peritrakhḗlion), πλόκιον (plókion), ὅρμος (hórmos), σφιγγίον (sphingíon)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀμφιδέραιον (amphidéraion)
  • περιδέραιον (peridéraion)
  • περιδέραιος (peridéraios)
  • ὑποδέραιον (hupodéraion)

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