λύτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λύω (lúō, “to set free, release”) +‎ -τρον (-tron, “a suffix forming instrument nouns”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λῠ́τρον • (lútron) n (genitive λῠ́τρου); second declension

  1. price of release, ransom
  2. sum paid for redemption of a pledge
  3. atonement, expiation
  4. (in general) recompense
  5. loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
    Synonym: λυσιμάχειον (lusimákheion)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ λῠ́τρον; τοῦ λῠ́τρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ λῠ́τρον
tò lútron		 τὼ λῠ́τρω
tṑ lútrō		 τᾰ̀ λῠ́τρᾰ
tà lútra
Genitive τοῦ λῠ́τρου
toû lútrou		 τοῖν λῠ́τροιν
toîn lútroin		 τῶν λῠ́τρων
tôn lútrōn
Dative τῷ λῠ́τρῳ
tôi lútrōi		 τοῖν λῠ́τροιν
toîn lútroin		 τοῖς λῠ́τροις
toîs lútrois
Accusative τὸ λῠ́τρον
tò lútron		 τὼ λῠ́τρω
tṑ lútrō		 τᾰ̀ λῠ́τρᾰ
tà lútra
Vocative λῠ́τρον
lútron		 λῠ́τρω
lútrō		 λῠ́τρᾰ
lútra
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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