δελεάστρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δελέαστρον (deléastron)

Etymology

From δέλεαρ (délear, “bait”) +‎ -τρα (-tra).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /de.le.ás.tra/ → /ðe.leˈas.tra/ → /ðe.leˈas.tra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /de.le.ás.tra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de.leˈas.tra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðe.leˈas.tra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðe.leˈas.tra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðe.leˈas.tra/

Noun

δελεᾰ́στρᾰ • (deleástra) f (genitive δελεᾰ́στρᾱς); first declension

1. baited trap or noose

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δελεᾰ́στρᾰ; τῆς δελεᾰ́στρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δελεᾰ́στρᾰ hē deleástra	τὼ δελεᾰ́στρᾱ tṑ deleástrā	αἱ δελεᾰ́στραι hai deleástrai
Genitive	τῆς δελεᾰ́στρᾱς tês deleástrās	τοῖν δελεᾰ́στραιν toîn deleástrain	τῶν δελεᾰστρῶν tôn deleastrôn
Dative	τῇ δελεᾰ́στρᾳ têi deleástrāi	τοῖν δελεᾰ́στραιν toîn deleástrain	ταῖς δελεᾰ́στραις taîs deleástrais
Accusative	τὴν δελεᾰ́στρᾰν tḕn deleástran	τὼ δελεᾰ́στρᾱ tṑ deleástrā	τᾱ̀ς δελεᾰ́στρᾱς tā̀s deleástrās
Vocative	δελεᾰ́στρᾰ deleástra	δελεᾰ́στρᾱ deleástrā	δελεᾰ́στραι deleástrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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