δέρτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dér.tron/ → /ˈðer.tron/ → /ˈðer.tron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dér.tron/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈder.tron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðer.tron/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /ˈðer.tron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðer.tron/

Noun

δέρτρον • (dértron) n (genitive δέρτρου); second declension

1. omentum, membrane which contains the bowels

   Synonym: ἐπῐ́πλοον (epĭ́ploon)

2. vulture's beak, sharp point

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ δέρτρον; τοῦ δέρτρου (Attic)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	τὸ δέρτρονtò dértron	τὼ δέρτρωtṑ dértrō	τᾰ̀ δέρτρᾰtằ dértră
genitive	τοῦ δέρτρουtoû dértrou	τοῖν δέρτροινtoîn dértroin	τῶν δέρτρωνtôn dértrōn
dative	τῷ δέρτρῳtōî dértrōi	τοῖν δέρτροινtoîn dértroin	τοῖς δέρτροιςtoîs dértrois
accusative	τὸ δέρτρονtò dértron	τὼ δέρτρωtṑ dértrō	τᾰ̀ δέρτρᾰtằ dértră
vocative	δέρτρονdértron	δέρτρωdértrō	δέρτρᾰdértră

• This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “δέρτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δέρτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δέρτρον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “δέρτρον” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δέρτρον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “δέρτρον” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)