andron
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English
Etymology
Latin andron, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρών (andrṓn).
Noun
andron (plural androns or androns)
- (architecture, historical) In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the apartment reserved for males, in the lower part of the house.
Translations
room or house reserved for males
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “andron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνδρών (andrṓn).
Noun
andrōn m (genitive andrōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | andrōn | andrōnēs |
| Genitive | andrōnis | andrōnum |
| Dative | andrōnī | andrōnibus |
| Accusative | andrōnem | andrōnēs |
| Ablative | andrōne | andrōnibus |
| Vocative | andrōn | andrōnēs |
References
- “andron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- andron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “andron”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “andron”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “andron”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “andron”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
andron m (plural androns)
- (historical) andron (room or house reserved for males)