ἀποβάθρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀπνευβάθρη (apneubáthrē) – Ionic

Etymology

From ἀποβαίνω (apobaínō, “to disembark”). From ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ βάθρ(ον) (báthr(on)) + feminine ending -α (-a).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀποβάθρᾱ • (apobáthrā) f (genitive ἀποβάθρᾱς); first declension

  1. (nautical) ladder for disembarking, gangway

Inflection

References

  1. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ἀποβάθρα”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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