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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”) + -τρον (-tron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dér.tron/ → /ˈðer.tron/ → /ˈðer.tron/
Noun
δέρτρον • (dértron) n (genitive δέρτρου); second declension
- omentum, membrane which contains the bowels
- Synonym: ἐπῐ́πλοον (epĭ́ploon)
- vulture's beak, sharp point
Inflection
Further reading
- “δέρτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δέρτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δέρτρον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δέρτρον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δέρτρον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δέρτρον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)