χύτρα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰútra, neuter plural of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutrom, from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”), whence χέω (khéō). Originally meaning perhaps a "container of liquids". Cognate with Sanskrit होत्र (hotrá).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χύτρα • (khútra) f (genitive χύτρᾱς); first declension

  1. an earthen pot, pot for boiling, pipkin

Inflection

First declension of ἡ χῠ́τρᾰ; τῆς χῠ́τρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ χῠ́τρᾰ
hē khútra 		τὼ χῠ́τρᾱ
tṑ khútrā 		αἱ χῠ́τραι
hai khútrai
Genitive τῆς χῠ́τρᾱς
tês khútrās 		τοῖν χῠ́τραιν
toîn khútrain 		τῶν χῠτρῶν
tôn khutrôn
Dative τῇ χῠ́τρᾳ
têi khútrāi 		τοῖν χῠ́τραιν
toîn khútrain 		ταῖς χῠ́τραις
taîs khútrais
Accusative τὴν χῠ́τρᾰν
tḕn khútran 		τὼ χῠ́τρᾱ
tṑ khútrā 		τᾱ̀ς χῠ́τρᾱς
tā̀s khútrās
Vocative χῠ́τρᾰ
khútra 		χῠ́τρᾱ
khútrā 		χῠ́τραι
khútrai
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: χύτρα (chýtra)
  • → English: chytra

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçi.tɾa/
  • Hyphenation: χύ‧τρα

Noun

χύτρα • (chýtra) f (plural χύτρες)

  1. stewpot, casserole, cauldron

Declension

declension of χύτρα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative χύτρα • χύτρες •
genitive χύτρας • χυτρών •
accusative χύτρα • χύτρες •
vocative χύτρα • χύτρες •

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