νῆτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νέω (néō, “to spin”) +‎ -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

νῆτρον • (nêtron) n (genitive νήτρου); second declension

  1. spindle, used for spinning fibres
    Synonyms: ἄτρακτος (átraktos), κλωστήρ (klōstḗr)

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ νῆτρον; τοῦ νήτρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ νῆτρον
tò nêtron		 τὼ νήτρω
tṑ nḗtrō		 τᾰ̀ νῆτρᾰ
tà nêtra
Genitive τοῦ νήτρου
toû nḗtrou		 τοῖν νήτροιν
toîn nḗtroin		 τῶν νήτρων
tôn nḗtrōn
Dative τῷ νήτρῳ
tôi nḗtrōi		 τοῖν νήτροιν
toîn nḗtroin		 τοῖς νήτροις
toîs nḗtrois
Accusative τὸ νῆτρον
tò nêtron		 τὼ νήτρω
tṑ nḗtrō		 τᾰ̀ νῆτρᾰ
tà nêtra
Vocative νῆτρον
nêtron		 νήτρω
nḗtrō		 νῆτρᾰ
nêtra
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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