βάραθρον

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”). Compare Latin vorāgō.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰ́ρᾰθρον • (bárathron) n (genitive βᾰρᾰ́θρου); second declension

  1. gulf, cleft, pit (especially one at Athens behind the acropolis into which criminals were thrown)
    Synonym: ὄρῠγμᾰ (órugma)
  2. ruin, perdition
  3. glutton, spendthrift

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ βᾰ́ρᾰθρον; τοῦ βᾰρᾰ́θρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ βᾰ́ρᾰθρον
tò bárathron 		τὼ βᾰρᾰ́θρω
tṑ baráthrō 		τᾰ̀ βᾰ́ρᾰθρᾰ
tà bárathra
Genitive τοῦ βᾰρᾰ́θρου
toû baráthrou 		τοῖν βᾰρᾰ́θροιν
toîn baráthroin 		τῶν βᾰρᾰ́θρων
tôn baráthrōn
Dative τῷ βᾰρᾰ́θρῳ
tôi baráthrōi 		τοῖν βᾰρᾰ́θροιν
toîn baráthroin 		τοῖς βᾰρᾰ́θροις
toîs baráthrois
Accusative τὸ βᾰ́ρᾰθρον
tò bárathron 		τὼ βᾰρᾰ́θρω
tṑ baráthrō 		τᾰ̀ βᾰ́ρᾰθρᾰ
tà bárathra
Vocative βᾰ́ρᾰθρον
bárathron 		βᾰρᾰ́θρω
baráthrō 		βᾰ́ρᾰθρᾰ
bárathra
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: βάραθρο (várathro)
  • Latin: barathrum

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