νῆτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νέω (néō, “to spin”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νῆτρον • (nêtron) n (genitive νήτρου); second declension

  1. spindle, used for spinning fibres
    Synonyms: ἄτρακτος (átraktos), κλωστήρ (klōstḗr)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ νῆτρον; τοῦ νήτρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ νῆτρον
tò nêtron 		τὼ νήτρω
tṑ nḗtrō 		τᾰ̀ νῆτρᾰ
tằ nêtră
Genitive τοῦ νήτρου
toû nḗtrou 		τοῖν νήτροιν
toîn nḗtroin 		τῶν νήτρων
tôn nḗtrōn
Dative τῷ νήτρῳ
tōî nḗtrōi 		τοῖν νήτροιν
toîn nḗtroin 		τοῖς νήτροις
toîs nḗtrois
Accusative τὸ νῆτρον
tò nêtron 		τὼ νήτρω
tṑ nḗtrō 		τᾰ̀ νῆτρᾰ
tằ nêtră
Vocative νῆτρον
nêtron 		νήτρω
nḗtrō 		νῆτρᾰ
nêtră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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