κλάδος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *klə́dos, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂dos, from *kelh₂- (to break). Cognates include Latin clādes, Old Irish caill, Old English holt (English holt), Macedonian клада (klada).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλᾰ́δος (kládosm (genitive κλᾰ́δου); second declension

  1. (botany) young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken off for grafting
  2. olive-branch which was wound round with wool and presented by suppliants
  3. laurel branches used in temples
  4. (anatomy) branch of a blood vessel
  5. (figuratively) arm

Inflection

The second declension is much more common, but the third is seen, especially in poetic works.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: clade
  • Greek: κλάδος (kládos) (learned)
  • New Latin: cladus

References

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, borrowed from the Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos). The figurative and scientific senses, semantic loan from French branche and rameau. Also see the inherited doublets κλαδί (kladí) and κλαρί (klarí). Possibly related to ὀκλαδόν (okladón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkla.ðos/
  • Hyphenation: κλά‧δος

Noun

κλάδος (kládosm (plural κλάδος)

  1. (horticulture, formal) branch, bough
    Synonyms: κλαδί (kladí), κλαρί (klarí) (informal)
    Όλοι οι μεγάλοι κλάδοι που καταστρέφουν το σχήμα του δέντρου αφαιρούνται.
    Óloi oi megáloi kládoi pou katastréfoun to schíma tou déntrou afairoúntai.
    All the large branches that destroy the shape of the tree are removed.
  2. (figuratively) branch of organisation
  3. (biology) clade
  4. (domain) industry
    Ο τουριστικός κλάδος θα χρειαστεί χρόνο για να ανακάμψει.
    O touristikós kládos tha chreiasteí chróno gia na anakámpsei.
    The tourism industry will need time to recover.

Declension

Related terms

References

  1. ^ κλάδοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.