ἄρθρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀραρίσκω (ararískō) + -θρον (-thron) (from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰrom).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓́ρθρον (árthron) n (genitive ᾰ̓́ρθρου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) joint
  2. (anatomy) limb
  3. articulation
    ἄρθρον τῆς φωνῆς (árthron tês phōnês)vocal articulation
  4. (grammar) connecting word
  5. (grammar) an article: a category including the definite article (ho) and the basic relative pronoun ὅς (hós)

Usage notes

Note concerning definition #2, ἄρθρον (árthron) was sometimes used to refer to various body parts such as the ankles, eyes, mouth, genitals, etc.

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.