πρόθυρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

προ- (pro-) +‎ θύρη (thúrē)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pró.tʰy.ron/ → /ˈpro.θy.ron/ → /ˈpro.θi.ron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pró.tʰy.ron/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.tʰy.ron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.θy.ron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.θy.ron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.θi.ron/

Noun

πρόθῠρον • (próthŭron) n (genitive προθύρου); second declension

1. front door, front gate

Declension

Second declension of τὸ πρόθῠρον; τοῦ προθῠ́ρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πρόθῠρον tò próthŭron	τὼ προθῠ́ρω tṑ prothŭ́rō	τᾰ̀ πρόθῠρᾰ tằ próthŭră
Genitive	τοῦ προθῠ́ρου toû prothŭ́rou	τοῖν προθῠ́ροιν toîn prothŭ́roin	τῶν προθῠ́ρων tôn prothŭ́rōn
Dative	τῷ προθῠ́ρῳ tôi prothŭ́rōi	τοῖν προθῠ́ροιν toîn prothŭ́roin	τοῖς προθῠ́ροις toîs prothŭ́rois
Accusative	τὸ πρόθῠρον tò próthŭron	τὼ προθῠ́ρω tṑ prothŭ́rō	τᾰ̀ πρόθῠρᾰ tằ próthŭră
Vocative	πρόθῠρον próthŭron	προθῠ́ρω prothŭ́rō	πρόθῠρᾰ próthŭră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of πρόθῠρον; προθῠ́ρου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	πρόθῠρον próthŭron	προθῠ́ρω prothŭ́rō	πρόθῠρᾰ próthŭră
Genitive	προθῠ́ρου / προθῠροῖο / προθῠ́ροιο / προθῠρόο / προθῠ́ροο prothŭ́rou / prothŭroîo / prothŭ́roio / prothŭróo / prothŭ́roo	προθῠ́ροιῐν prothŭ́roiĭn	προθῠ́ρων prothŭ́rōn
Dative	προθῠ́ρῳ prothŭ́rōi	προθῠ́ροιῐν prothŭ́roiĭn	προθῠ́ροισῐ / προθῠ́ροισῐν / προθῠ́ροις prothŭ́roisĭ(n) / prothŭ́rois
Accusative	πρόθῠρον próthŭron	προθῠ́ρω prothŭ́rō	πρόθῠρᾰ próthŭră
Vocative	πρόθῠρον próthŭron	προθῠ́ρω prothŭ́rō	πρόθῠρᾰ próthŭră
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “πρόθυρον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πρόθυρον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• πρόθυρον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “πρόθυρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πρόθυρον”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ante-chamber idem, page 32.
  • porch idem, page 627.
  • portico idem, page 627.
  • verandah idem, page 948.
  • vestibule idem, page 949.