κριτήριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κρῐτήρ (krĭtḗr, interpreter) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon), from κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, I discern, judge).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρῐτήρῐον • (krĭtḗrĭonn (genitive κρῐτηρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. means of judging, criterion, test, standard
  2. court, tribunal
  3. lawsuit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κριτήριο (kritírio)
  • New Latin: criterion (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: крите́рий (kritérij)

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