According to Beekes, the semantic field of architecture, as well as the presence of the element "-ινθ-", suggest a loan from Pre-Greek.
πλίνθος • (plínthos) f (genitive πλίνθου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ πλῐ́νθος hē plĭ́nthos |
τὼ πλῐ́νθω tṑ plĭ́nthō |
αἱ πλῐ́νθοι hai plĭ́nthoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς πλῐ́νθου tês plĭ́nthou |
τοῖν πλῐ́νθοιν toîn plĭ́nthoin |
τῶν πλῐ́νθων tôn plĭ́nthōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ πλῐ́νθῳ tēî plĭ́nthōi |
τοῖν πλῐ́νθοιν toîn plĭ́nthoin |
ταῖς πλῐ́νθοις taîs plĭ́nthois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν πλῐ́νθον tḕn plĭ́nthon |
τὼ πλῐ́νθω tṑ plĭ́nthō |
τᾱ̀ς πλῐ́νθους tā̀s plĭ́nthous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πλῐ́νθε plĭ́nthe |
πλῐ́νθω plĭ́nthō |
πλῐ́νθοι plĭ́nthoi | ||||||||||
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πλίνθος • (plínthos) f (plural πλίνθοι)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πλίνθος (plínthos) | πλίνθοι (plínthoi) |
| genitive | πλίνθου (plínthou) | πλίνθων (plínthon) |
| accusative | πλίνθο (plíntho) | πλίνθους (plínthous) |
| vocative | πλίνθε (plínthe) πλίνθο (plíntho) |
πλίνθοι (plínthoi) |