χαράδρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • χᾰρᾰ́δρη (kharádrē) — Ionic

Etymology

The older connection with χαράσσω (kharássō, “to sharpen, to whet”) must be given up. Related to χέραδος (khérados, “debris, gravel”) and thus probably from Pre-Greek, in view of the variation.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

χᾰρᾰ́δρα • (kharádra) f (genitive χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς); first declension

  1. torrent, mountain stream
    Synonym: ἄναυρος (ánauros)
  2. riverbed
  3. gorge, gully, ravine
    Synonym: φάραγξ (pháranx)

Inflection
First declension of ἡ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰ; τῆς χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰ
hē kharádra		 τὼ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱ
tṑ kharádrā		 αἱ χᾰρᾰ́δραι
hai kharádrai
Genitive τῆς χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς
tês kharádrās		 τοῖν χᾰρᾰ́δραιν
toîn kharádrain		 τῶν χᾰρᾰδρῶν
tôn kharadrôn
Dative τῇ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾳ
têi kharádrāi		 τοῖν χᾰρᾰ́δραιν
toîn kharádrain		 ταῖς χᾰρᾰ́δραις
taîs kharádrais
Accusative τὴν χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰν
tḕn kharádran		 τὼ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱ
tṑ kharádrā		 τᾱ̀ς χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς
tā̀s kharádrās
Vocative χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰ
kharádra		 χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱ
kharádrā		 χᾰρᾰ́δραι
kharádrai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • χαραδραῖος (kharadraîos)
  • χαράδρεών (kharádreṓn)
  • χαραδρήεις (kharadrḗeis)
  • χαράδριον (kharádrion)
  • χαραδρόομαι (kharadróomai)
  • Χαραδροῦς (Kharadroûs)
  • χαραδρώδης (kharadrṓdēs)

Descendants
  • Greek: χαράδρα (charádra)

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xaˈɾa.ðɾa/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧ρά‧δρα

Noun

χαράδρα • (charádra) f (plural χαράδρες)

  1. gorge, ravine

Declension
declension of χαράδρα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative χαράδρα • χαράδρες •
genitive χαράδρας • χαραδρών •
accusative χαράδρα • χαράδρες •
vocative χαράδρα • χαράδρες •

Synonyms

Further reading
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