πλευρά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πλευρή (pleurḗ) Ionic

Etymology

Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́) f (genitive πλευρᾶς); first declension

  1. (anatomy, rare) a rib
  2. (in the plural) side of a man or animal
  3. side, of things and places
  4. (geometry) a line that forms the side of a triangle or other two-dimensional figure
  5. (geometry) a square that forms the side of a cube

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (rib): πλευρόν (pleurón)

Derived terms

  • ῐ̓σόπλευρος (isópleuros)
  • πλευρόθεν (pleuróthen)
  • πλευροτυπής (pleurotupḗs)
  • τετράπλευρος (tetrápleuros)
  • τρίπλευρος (trípleuros)
  • χαλκόπλευρος (khalkópleuros)
  • πλευρῑτῐκός (pleurītikós)
  • πλευρόν (pleurón)
  • πλευρῖτις (pleurîtis)

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá).

Noun

πλευρά (plevrá) f (plural πλευρές)

  1. side (especially a surface or an area)
    στη δυτική πλευρά του κτιρίου
    on the west side of the building
    η αίθουσα είχε δύο πλευρές με καθίσματα
    the room has two sides with seats
  2. (mathematics) side
    Ένα τρίγωνο έχει τρεις κορυφές, τρεις πλευρές και τρεις γωνίες.
    A triangle has three sides.
  3. side
    η δεξιά πλευρά του αυτοκινήτου
    the right (hand) side of the car
Declension
Derived terms

Noun

πλευρά (plevrá) n

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of πλευρό (plevró).
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