ἔλυτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εἰλύω (eilúō, “I enfold, enwrap”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἔλυτρον • (élutron) n (genitive ἐλύτρου); second declension

  1. cover, case
  2. sheath
  3. cistern, reservoir

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ ἔλυτρον; τοῦ ἐλύτρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἔλυτρον
tò élutron		 τὼ ἐλύτρω
tṑ elútrō		 τᾰ̀ ἔλυτρᾰ
tà élutra
Genitive τοῦ ἐλύτρου
toû elútrou		 τοῖν ἐλύτροιν
toîn elútroin		 τῶν ἐλύτρων
tôn elútrōn
Dative τῷ ἐλύτρῳ
tôi elútrōi		 τοῖν ἐλύτροιν
toîn elútroin		 τοῖς ἐλύτροις
toîs elútrois
Accusative τὸ ἔλυτρον
tò élutron		 τὼ ἐλύτρω
tṑ elútrō		 τᾰ̀ ἔλυτρᾰ
tà élutra
Vocative ἔλυτρον
élutron		 ἐλύτρω
elútrō		 ἔλυτρᾰ
élutra
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → English: elytron (learned)
  • → French: élytre (learned)
  • Greek: έλυτρο (élytro)

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