-θρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(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)

Denotes an instrument or means of doing something. A synonym of -τρον. Used, for example, in πτολίεθρον (city), ἄρθρον (joint), βάθρον (basis), κλεῖθρον (fastening).

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