κλήθρα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Unclear. It has been connected with Tyrolese German Lutter (green alder). The suffix -θρη is from the same PIE root as -τρον.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλήθρα (klḗthraf (genitive κλήθρᾱς); first declension

  1. alder (Alnus glutinosa)

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References

  1. ^ The Proto-Indo-European Instrument Noun Suffix *-tlom and its Variants, by Birgit Anette Olsen (1988), 7.3