ὑπόβαθρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑπο- (hupo-, under) +‎ βᾰ́θρον (bắthron, “base, pedestal”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὑπόβᾰθρον • (hupóbăthron) n (genitive ὑποβᾰ́θρου); second declension

  1. base, anything put under, hence:
    1. footstool
    2. wooden framework to support a couch, a kind of rocking apparatus
    3. keel of a ship
    4. step

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ὑπόβᾰθρον; τοῦ ὑποβᾰ́θρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ὑπόβᾰθρον
tò hupóbăthron 		τὼ ὑποβᾰ́θρω
tṑ hupobắthrō 		τᾰ̀ ὑπόβᾰθρᾰ
tằ hupóbăthră
Genitive τοῦ ὑποβᾰ́θρου
toû hupobắthrou 		τοῖν ὑποβᾰ́θροιν
toîn hupobắthroin 		τῶν ὑποβᾰ́θρων
tôn hupobắthrōn
Dative τῷ ὑποβᾰ́θρῳ
tōî hupobắthrōi 		τοῖν ὑποβᾰ́θροιν
toîn hupobắthroin 		τοῖς ὑποβᾰ́θροις
toîs hupobắthrois
Accusative τὸ ὑπόβᾰθρον
tò hupóbăthron 		τὼ ὑποβᾰ́θρω
tṑ hupobắthrō 		τᾰ̀ ὑπόβᾰθρᾰ
tằ hupóbăthră
Vocative ὑπόβᾰθρον
hupóbăthron 		ὑποβᾰ́θρω
hupobắthrō 		ὑπόβᾰθρᾰ
hupóbăthră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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