κατάστρωμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

καταστρώννῡμι (katastrṓnnūmi, to spread out, cover) +‎ -μα (-ma), the former from κατα- (kata-) +‎ στρώννῡμι (strṓnnūmi, to spread out).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰτάστρωμᾰ (katástrōman (genitive κᾰταστρώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. deck (floor-like covering on a ship)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στόρνυμι (> DER στρῶμα (κατά-, ὑπο-, etc.)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1409-10

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάστρωμα (katástrōma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈta.stro.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧στρω‧μα

Noun

κατάστρωμα (katástroman (plural καταστρώματα)

  1. (nautical) deck
  2. deck (class of ship's passenger)

Declension