κλεῖθρον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλείω (kleíō, “to close”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλεῖθρον • (kleîthron) n (genitive κλείθρου); second declension

  1. A bar for closing a door
  2. The boom of an harbour
  3. (anatomy) The entrance of the windpipe

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κλεῖθρον; τοῦ κλείθρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κλεῖθρον
tò kleîthron 		τὼ κλείθρω
tṑ kleíthrō 		τᾰ̀ κλεῖθρᾰ
tà kleîthra
Genitive τοῦ κλείθρου
toû kleíthrou 		τοῖν κλείθροιν
toîn kleíthroin 		τῶν κλείθρων
tôn kleíthrōn
Dative τῷ κλείθρῳ
tôi kleíthrōi 		τοῖν κλείθροιν
toîn kleíthroin 		τοῖς κλείθροις
toîs kleíthrois
Accusative τὸ κλεῖθρον
tò kleîthron 		τὼ κλείθρω
tṑ kleíthrō 		τᾰ̀ κλεῖθρᾰ
tà kleîthra
Vocative κλεῖθρον
kleîthron 		κλείθρω
kleíthrō 		κλεῖθρᾰ
kleîthra
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: cleithrum

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