Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
θύρετρα. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
θύρετρα, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
θύρετρα in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
θύρετρα you have here. The definition of the word
θύρετρα will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
θύρετρα, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θύρα (thúra, “door”) + -τρον (-tron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰý.re.tra/ → /ˈθy.re.tra/ → /ˈθi.re.tra/
Noun
θῠ́ρετρᾰ • (thúretra) n pl (genitive θῠρέτρων); second declension
- wings of a door, door
- doorcase, doorframe
Declension
Further reading
- “θύρετρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “θύρετρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “θύρετρα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- θύρετρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- θύρετρα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963