πλέθρον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • πέλεθρον (pélethron)
  • βλέθρον (bléthron)

Etymology

Uncertain, but per Beekes probably a loanword.

Cognate with Mycenaean Greek [script needed] (qe-re-ti-jo).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πλέθρον • (pléthron) n (genitive πλέθρου); second declension

  1. (units of measure) a plethron (a unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes)
  1. (units of measure) a plethron (a unit of area equal to 10,000 square Greek feet (podes)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ πλέθρον; τοῦ πλέθρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πλέθρον
tò pléthron		 τὼ πλέθρω
tṑ pléthrō		 τᾰ̀ πλέθρᾰ
tà pléthra
Genitive τοῦ πλέθρου
toû pléthrou		 τοῖν πλέθροιν
toîn pléthroin		 τῶν πλέθρων
tôn pléthrōn
Dative τῷ πλέθρῳ
tôi pléthrōi		 τοῖν πλέθροιν
toîn pléthroin		 τοῖς πλέθροις
toîs pléthrois
Accusative τὸ πλέθρον
tò pléthron		 τὼ πλέθρω
tṑ pléthrō		 τᾰ̀ πλέθρᾰ
tà pléthra
Vocative πλέθρον
pléthron		 πλέθρω
pléthrō		 πλέθρᾰ
pléthra
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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