άροτρο

Greek

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom. Doublet of αλέτρι (alétri), inherited through a diminutive form.

Noun

άροτρο • (árotro) n (plural άροτρα)

(agriculture) plough (UK), plow (US)
Synonym: αλέτρι (alétri)

Declension

declension of άροτρο

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	άροτρο •	άροτρα •
genitive	αρότρου •, άροτρου •	αρότρων •
accusative	άροτρο •	άροτρα •
vocative	άροτρο •	άροτρα •

Related terms

άροση f (árosi, “ploughing”)
αρόσιμος (arósimos, “arable”, adjective)
αροτριώ (arotrió, “to plough”)

Further reading

άροτρο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
άροτρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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