φέρετρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō, “I carry”) +‎ -τρον (-tron, instrument noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φέρετρον • (phéretron) n (genitive φερέτρου); second declension

  1. bier
  2. litter
  3. frame

Declension

Second declension of τὸ φέρετρον; τοῦ φερέτρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φέρετρον
tò phéretron 		τὼ φερέτρω
tṑ pherétrō 		τᾰ̀ φέρετρᾰ
tằ phéretră
Genitive τοῦ φερέτρου
toû pherétrou 		τοῖν φερέτροιν
toîn pherétroin 		τῶν φερέτρων
tôn pherétrōn
Dative τῷ φερέτρῳ
tōî pherétrōi 		τοῖν φερέτροιν
toîn pherétroin 		τοῖς φερέτροις
toîs pherétrois
Accusative τὸ φέρετρον
tò phéretron 		τὼ φερέτρω
tṑ pherétrō 		τᾰ̀ φέρετρᾰ
tằ phéretră
Vocative φέρετρον
phéretron 		φερέτρω
pherétrō 		φέρετρᾰ
phéretră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: φέρετρο (féretro)
  • → Latin: feretrum, pheretrum
    • Lombard: (Old Pavese) freto, fredo
    • Old French: fiertre (“large portable reliquary”)
      • Anglo-Norman: fertre
      • Middle French: fiertre
      • → Middle Breton: fyertr (“bier”)
      • → Middle Dutch: fiertre (“reliquary”)
      • → Old Irish: fert (“grave”)
    • → Catalan: fèretre
    • → English: feretrum
    • → Italian: feretro
    • → Portuguese: féretro
    • → Spanish: féretro
  • → Polish: feretron

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