δένδρον

Ancient Greek

Κρητικὰ δένδρα τινά

Alternative forms

δένδρεον (déndreon) — Epic, Ionic, Doric
δένδρος (déndros) — Koine

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *der-drew-om with dissimilation, reduplicated from *dóru (“tree”), but this type of reduplication is highly atypical, so the formation must be regarded as uncertain. Per Janda, alternatively from a compound *dem- (“to build; house”) + *drew-, thus perhaps meaning “tree (planted near a) house”, but the semantic basis for such an assumption is weak.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dén.dron/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈden.dron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðen.dron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðen.dron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðen.dron/

Noun

δένδρον • (déndron) n (genitive δένδρου); second declension

tree

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ δένδρον; τοῦ δένδρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δένδρον tò déndron	τὼ δένδρω tṑ déndrō	τᾰ̀ δένδρᾰ tà déndra
Genitive	τοῦ δένδρου toû déndrou	τοῖν δένδροιν toîn déndroin	τῶν δένδρων tôn déndrōn
Dative	τῷ δένδρῳ tôi déndrōi	τοῖν δένδροιν toîn déndroin	τοῖς δένδροις toîs déndrois
Accusative	τὸ δένδρον tò déndron	τὼ δένδρω tṑ déndrō	τᾰ̀ δένδρᾰ tà déndra
Vocative	δένδρον déndron	δένδρω déndrō	δένδρᾰ déndra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βᾰθῠ́δενδρος (bathúdendros)
δένδρῐνος (déndrinos)

Descendants

→ English: dendr-
Greek: δέντρο (déntro)
Mariupol Greek: дъендро (ðjendro)