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δένδρον

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Ancient Greek

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Κρητικὰ δένδρα τινά

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om with dissimilation, reduplicated from *dóru (tree), but this type of reduplication is highly atypical, so the formation must be regarded as uncertain. Per Janda, alternatively from a compound *dem- (to build; house) + *drew-, thus perhaps meaning “tree (planted near a) house”, but the semantic basis for such an assumption is weak.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    δένδρον (déndronn (genitive δένδρου); second declension

    1. (chiefly Attic, rare in Epic and Ionic) tree

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • English: dendr-
    • Greek: δέντρο (déntro)
    • Mariupol Greek: дъендро (ðjendro)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δένδρεον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 315–316

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