κλάδος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *klə́dos, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂dos, from *kelh₂- (to break). Cognates include Latin clādes, Old Irish caill, Old English holt (English holt), Macedonian клада (klada).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

κλᾰ́δος (kládosm (genitive κλᾰ́δου); second declension

  1. (botany) young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken off for grafting
  2. olive-branch which was wound round with wool and presented by suppliants
  3. laurel branches used in temples
  4. (anatomy) branch of a blood vessel
  5. (figuratively) arm

Inflection[edit]

The second declension is much more common, but the third is seen, especially in poetic works.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: clade
  • Greek: κλάδος (kládos) (learned)
  • New Latin: cladus

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learnedly, borrowed from the Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos). The figurative and scientific senses, semantic loan from French branche and rameau.[1] Also see the inherited doublets κλαδί (kladí) and κλαρί (klarí). Possibly related to ὀκλαδόν (okladón).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkla.ðos/
  • Hyphenation: κλά‧δος

Noun[edit]

κλάδος (kládosm (plural κλάδος)

  1. (horticulture, formal) branch, bough
    Synonyms: κλαδί (kladí), κλαρί (klarí) (informal)
    Όλοι οι μεγάλοι κλάδοι που καταστρέφουν το σχήμα του δέντρου αφαιρούνται.
    Óloi oi megáloi kládoi pou katastréfoun to schíma tou déntrou afairoúntai.
    All the large branches that destroy the shape of the tree are removed.
  2. (figuratively) branch of organisation
  3. (biology) clade
  4. (domain) industry
    Ο τουριστικός κλάδος θα χρειαστεί χρόνο για να ανακάμψει.
    O touristikós kládos tha chreiasteí chróno gia na anakámpsei.
    The tourism industry will need time to recover.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ κλάδοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.