"μέλπηθρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /mél.pɛː.tʰra/, /ˈmel.pi.θra/, /ˈmel.pi.θra/, /mél.pɛː.tʰra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmel.pe̝.tʰra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmel.pi.θra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmel.pi.θra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmel.pi.θra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μέλπω (mélpō, “to celebrate with song and dance”) + -θρον (-thron). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μέλπω|-θρον|t1=to celebrate with song and dance}} μέλπω (mélpō, “to celebrate with song and dance”) + -θρον (-thron) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μέλπηθρᾰ|μελπήθρων|n-p|second}} μέλπηθρᾰ • (mélpēthra) n pl (genitive μελπήθρων); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μέλπηθρον|ου|form=N-plur}} Forms: μέλπηθρᾰ [canonical], mélpēthra [romanization], μελπήθρων [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τᾰ̀ μέλπηθρᾰ [nominative, plural], τῶν μελπήθρων [genitive, plural], τοῖς μελπήθροις [dative, plural], τᾰ̀ μέλπηθρᾰ [accusative, plural], μέλπηθρᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. means of playing, plaything

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