andron
English
Etymology
Latin andron, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρῶν (andrôn).
Noun
andron (plural androns)
- (architecture, historical) In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the apartment reserved for males, in the lower part of the house.
Translations
room or house reserved for males
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for andron in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνδρῶν (andrôn).
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | andrōn | andrōnēs |
Genitive | andrōnis | andrōnum |
Dative | andrōnī | andrōnibus |
Accusative | andrōnem | andrōnēs |
Ablative | andrōne | andrōnibus |
Vocative | andrōn | andrōnēs |
References
- andron in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- andron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- andron in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- andron in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- andron in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- andron in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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