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

Declension of κατάστρωμα
singular plural
nominative κατάστρωμα (katástroma) καταστρώματα (katastrómata)
genitive καταστρώματος (katastrómatos) καταστρωμάτων (katastromáton)
accusative κατάστρωμα (katástroma) καταστρώματα (katastrómata)
vocative κατάστρωμα (katástroma) καταστρώματα (katastrómata)