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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *-tron ~ *-tʰron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom ~ *-dʰrom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰron/ → /θron/ → /θron/
Suffix
-θρον • (-thron)
- Instrumental suffix, denoting an instrument or means of doing something. A synonym of -τρον (-tron). Used, for example, in πτολίεθρον (ptolíethron, “city”), ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”), βάθρον (báthron, “basis”), κλεῖθρον (kleîthron, “fastening”).
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