ἀποβάθρα

See also: αποβάθρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀπνευβάθρη (apneubáthrē) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō, “to disembark”). From ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ βάθρ(ον) (báthr(on)) + feminine ending -α (-a).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.po.bá.tʰraː/ → /a.poˈβa.θra/ → /a.poˈva.θra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.bá.tʰraː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈba.tʰra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈβa.θra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈva.θra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈva.θra/

Noun

ἀποβάθρᾱ • (apobáthrā) f (genitive ἀποβάθρᾱς); first declension

1. (nautical) ladder for disembarking, gangway

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀποβάθρᾱ; τῆς ἀποβάθρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀποβάθρᾱ hē apobáthrā	τὼ ἀποβάθρᾱ tṑ apobáthrā	αἱ ἀποβάθραι hai apobáthrai
Genitive	τῆς ἀποβάθρᾱς tês apobáthrās	τοῖν ἀποβάθραιν toîn apobáthrain	τῶν ἀποβαθρῶν tôn apobathrôn
Dative	τῇ ἀποβάθρᾳ têi apobáthrāi	τοῖν ἀποβάθραιν toîn apobáthrain	ταῖς ἀποβάθραις taîs apobáthrais
Accusative	τὴν ἀποβάθρᾱν tḕn apobáthrān	τὼ ἀποβάθρᾱ tṑ apobáthrā	τᾱ̀ς ἀποβάθρᾱς tā̀s apobáthrās
Vocative	ἀποβάθρᾱ apobáthrā	ἀποβάθρᾱ apobáthrā	ἀποβάθραι apobáthrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀποβάθρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀποβάθρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀποβάθρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)