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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pá.tri.a/ → /ˈpa.tri.a/ → /ˈpa.tri.a/
Etymology 1
Substantivization of the neuter plural of πᾰ́τρῐος (pátrios, “ancestral”).
Noun
πᾰ́τρῐᾰ • (pátria) n (genitive πᾰτρῐ́ων); second declension
- ancestral customs
Declension
Further reading
- “πάτριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πάτριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
πᾰ́τρῐᾰ • (pátria)
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of πᾰ́τρῐος (pátrios)