πάτρως

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πατήρ (patḗr, father). Compare Latin patruus (paternal uncle), Classical Persian افدر (afdar, paternal uncle), and Sanskrit पितृव्य (pitṛvyá, paternal uncle).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πάτρως (pátrōsm (genitive πάτρω or πάτρωος, variously declined); second declension, third declension

  1. paternal uncle

Inflection