-θρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *-tron ~ *-tʰron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom ~ *-dʰrom.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰron/ → /θron/ → /θron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰron/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θron/

Suffix

-θρον • (-thron)

1. Instrumental suffix, denoting an instrument or means of doing something. A synonym of -τρον (-tron). Used, for example, in πτολίεθρον (ptolíethron, “city”), ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”), βάθρον (báthron, “basis”), κλεῖθρον (kleîthron, “fastening”).

Inflection

Second declension of -θρον; -θρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-θρον -thron	-θρω -thrō	-θρᾰ -thra
Genitive	-θρου -throu	-θροιν -throin	-θρων -thrōn
Dative	-θρῳ -thrōi	-θροιν -throin	-θροις -throis
Accusative	-θρον -thron	-θρω -thrō	-θρᾰ -thra
Vocative	-θρον -thron	-θρω -thrō	-θρᾰ -thra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θρον