φθαρτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φθείρω (phtheírō, to spoil, ruin) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φθᾰρτός • (phthărtósm (feminine φθᾰρτή, neuter φθᾰρτόν); first/second declension

  1. destructible, perishable

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἄφθᾰρτος (áphthărtos)
  • φθᾰρσῐ́ᾱ (phthărsĭ́ā)
  • φθᾰρτῐκός (phthărtĭkós)

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