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Andron
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An′dron
(ăn′drŏn)
, Noun.
[L.
andron
, Gr. ἀνδρών
, fr. ἀνήρ
, ἀνδρός
, man.] (Gr. & Rom. Arch.)
The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.
Definition 2024
andron
andron
English
Noun
andron (plural androns)
- (architecture, historical) In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the apartment reserved for males, in the lower part of the house.
Translations
room or house reserved for males
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνδρῶν (andrôn).
Noun
andrōn m (genitive andrōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | andrōn | andrōnēs |
genitive | andrōnis | andrōnum |
dative | andrōnī | andrōnibus |
accusative | andrōnem | andrōnēs |
ablative | andrōne | andrōnibus |
vocative | andrōn | andrōnēs |
References
- andron in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “andron”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- andron in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- andron in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- andron in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- andron in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin