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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κείρω (keírō, “to shear”) + -θρον (-thron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kár.tʰra/ → /ˈkar.θra/ → /ˈkar.θra/
Noun
κᾰ́ρθρᾰ • (kắrthră) n pl (genitive κᾰ́ρθρων); second declension
- wages for clipping or shearing
Declension
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