ἔντερον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter substantive of *ἔντερος (enteros, “inside”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en (whence also ἐν (en, “in”)) + Proto-Indo-European *-teros (whence also -τερος (-teros, “comparative suffix”)). Cognates include Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara), Old Armenian ընդերք (ənderkʿ, “entrails”), and Latin interior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [éntera]
• (Koine): IPA: [ˈɛntɛra]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [ˈentera]

Noun

ἔντερον (genitive ἐντέρου) n, second declension; (enteron)

1. (usually plural) intestine, gut, belly, bowel, womb
2. bag

Inflection

Second declension of ἔντερον, ἐντέρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἔντερον	ἐντέρω	ἔντερᾰ
Genitive	ἐντέρου	ἐντέροιν	ἐντέρων
Dative	ἐντέρῳ	ἐντέροιν	ἐντέροις
Accusative	ἔντερον	ἐντέρω	ἔντερᾰ
Vocative	ἔντερον	ἐντέρω	ἔντερᾰ

Derived terms

• ἔντερον γῆς (enteron gēs, “earthworm”)

Descendants

• έντερο

References

• LSJ