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κλάδος

κλάδος

Ancient Greek

Noun

κλάδος (kládos) m (genitive κλάδου); second declension

  1. a young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken off for grafting
  2. an olive-branch which was wound round with wool and presented by suppliants
    1. laurel branches used in temples
  3. (figuratively) arm

Inflection

The second declension is much more common, but the third is seen, especially in poetic works.

Descendants

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Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos).

Noun

κλάδος (kládos) m (plural κλάδος)

  1. (horticulture) branch, bough
  2. branch of organisation
  3. (biology) clade

Declension

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