ἄρθρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀραρίσκω

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ártʰron/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ártʰron/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /árθron/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /árθron/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /áɾθɾon/

Noun

ἄρθρον (genitive ἄρθρου) n, second declension; (arthron)

1. joint
2. limb
3. connecting word
4. the definite article

Usage notes

Note concerning definition #2, ἄρθρον was sometimes used to refer to various body parts such as the ankles, eyes, mouth, genitals, etc.

Inflection

Second declension of ἄρθρον, ἄρθρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἄρθρον	τὼ ἄρθρω	τὰ ἄρθρᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ ἄρθρου	τοῖν ἄρθροιν	τῶν ἄρθρων
Dative	τῷ ἄρθρῳ	τοῖν ἄρθροιν	τοῖς ἄρθροις
Accusative	τὸ ἄρθρον	τὼ ἄρθρω	τὰ ἄρθρᾰ
Vocative	ἄρθρον	ἄρθρω	ἄρθρᾰ

Descendants

• English: arthropod
• Translingual Arthropoda

References

• LSJ