κλωστήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλώθω (klṓthō, “to spin”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλωστήρ • (klōstḗr) m (genitive κλωστῆρος); third declension

  1. spindle
    Synonyms: ἄτρακτος (átraktos), νῆτρον (nêtron)
  2. thread, yarn
  3. skein
  4. thread of life

Declension

Third declension of ὁ κλωστήρ; τοῦ κλωστῆρος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κλωστήρ
ho klōstḗr 		τὼ κλωστῆρε
tṑ klōstêre 		οἱ κλωστῆρες
hoi klōstêres
Genitive τοῦ κλωστῆρος
toû klōstêros 		τοῖν κλωστήροιν
toîn klōstḗroin 		τῶν κλωστήρων
tôn klōstḗrōn
Dative τῷ κλωστῆρῐ
tōî klōstêrĭ 		τοῖν κλωστήροιν
toîn klōstḗroin 		τοῖς κλωστῆρσῐ / κλωστῆρσῐν
toîs klōstêrsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν κλωστῆρᾰ
tòn klōstêră 		τὼ κλωστῆρε
tṑ klōstêre 		τοὺς κλωστῆρᾰς
toùs klōstêrăs
Vocative κλωστήρ
klōstḗr 		κλωστῆρε
klōstêre 		κλωστῆρες
klōstêres
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κλωστήριον (klōstḗrion)

Further reading

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