-θρον
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *-tron ~ *-tʰron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom ~ *-dʰrom.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰron/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰron/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θron/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θron/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θron/
Suffix
-θρον • (-thron)
- Instrumental suffix, denoting an instrument or means of doing something. A synonym of -τρον (-tron). Used, for example, in πτολίεθρον (ptolíethron, “city”), ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”), βάθρον (báthron, “basis”), κλεῖθρον (kleîthron, “fastening”).
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -θρον -thron |
-θρω -thrō |
-θρᾰ -thră | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -θρου -throu |
-θροιν -throin |
-θρων -thrōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -θρῳ -thrōi |
-θροιν -throin |
-θροις -throis | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -θρον -thron |
-θρω -thrō |
-θρᾰ -thră | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -θρον -thron |
-θρω -thrō |
-θρᾰ -thră | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θρον