παρακλαυσίθυρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰρᾰκλαίω (paraklaíō, weep beside, whine beside) + θῠ́ρᾱ (thúrā, door) + -ον (-on)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰκλαυσῐ́θῠρον (paraklausíthuron) n (genitive πᾰρᾰκλαυσῐθῠ́ρου); second declension

  1. lover’s complaint sung at his mistress’s door, serenade
  2. paraklausithyron

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: paraklausithyron

Further reading

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