κλήθρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλήθρη (klḗthrē) Ionic
  • κλῆθρον (klêthron)

Etymology

Unclear. It has been connected with Tyrolese German Lutter (green alder). The suffix -θρη is from the same PIE root as -τρον.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλήθρα • (klḗthra) f (genitive κλήθρᾱς); first declension

  1. alder (Alnus glutinosa)

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References

  1. The Proto-Indo-European Instrument Noun Suffix *-tlom and its Variants, by Birgit Anette Olsen (1988), 7.3
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