ἰατρεῖον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῑ̓ητρεῖον (īētreîon)Ionic

Etymology

From ῑ̓ᾱτρεύω (īātreúō, to treat medically, to cure) +‎ -εῖον (-eîon).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῑ̓ᾰτρεῖον • (īătreîonn (genitive ῑ̓ᾰτρείου); second declension

  1. surgery, a doctor's office, a clinic
  2. remedy
  3. expense of a cure

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: ιατρείο (iatreío) (learned)

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