δελεάστρα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- δελέαστρον (deléastron)
Etymology
From δέλεαρ (délear, “bait”) + -τρα (-tra).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /de.le.ás.tra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /de.leˈas.tra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðe.leˈas.tra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðe.leˈas.tra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðe.leˈas.tra/
Noun
δελεᾰ́στρᾰ • (deleástra) f (genitive δελεᾰ́στρᾱς); first declension
- baited trap or noose
Inflection
First declension of ἡ δελεᾰ́στρᾰ; τῆς δελεᾰ́στρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 (2006–2023)