"ἀροτήρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀροτήρ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.ro.tɛ̌ːr/, /a.roˈtir/, /a.roˈtir/, /a.ro.tɛ̌ːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /a.roˈte̝r/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /a.roˈtir/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /a.roˈtir/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /a.roˈtir/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ᾰ̓ρόω (ăróō, “I plow”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, masculine agent noun suffix). See also ἄροτρον (árotron). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂erh₃-}}, {{suffix|grc|ᾰ̓ρόω|τήρ|pos2=masculine agent noun suffix|t1=I plow}} ᾰ̓ρόω (ăróō, “I plow”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, masculine agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓ροτήρ|ᾰ̓ροτῆρος|m|third}} ᾰ̓ροτήρ • (ărotḗr) m (genitive ᾰ̓ροτῆρος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓ροτήρ|ᾰ̓ροτῆρος}} Forms: ᾰ̓ροτήρ [canonical], ărotḗr [romanization], ᾰ̓ροτῆρος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ᾰ̓ροτήρ [nominative, singular], ᾰ̓ροτῆρε [dual, nominative], οἱ ᾰ̓ροτῆρες [nominative, plural], τοῦ ᾰ̓ροτῆρος [genitive, singular], ᾰ̓ροτήροιν [dual, genitive], ᾰ̓ροτήρων [genitive, plural], τῷ ᾰ̓ροτῆρῐ [dative, singular], ᾰ̓ροτήροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ᾰ̓ροτῆρσῐ [dative, plural], ᾰ̓ροτῆρσῐν [dative, plural], toîs ărotêrsĭ [dative, plural], toîs ărotêrsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν ᾰ̓ροτῆρᾰ [accusative, singular], ᾰ̓ροτῆρε [accusative, dual], τοὺς ᾰ̓ροτῆρᾰς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓ροτήρ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓ροτῆρε [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓ροτῆρες [plural, vocative]
  1. a plower, plowman, husbandman
    Sense id: en-ἀροτήρ-grc-noun-d131wtkB Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Occupations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 39 47 15 Disambiguation of Occupations: 50 45 5
  2. (adjectival use) having to do with ploughing
    Sense id: en-ἀροτήρ-grc-noun-5WnjAE91 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Agriculture, Occupations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 59 7 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 39 47 15 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τήρ: 39 51 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 68 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 68 1 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 19 81 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 50 45 5
  3. (figuratively) a begetter, father Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ἀροτήρ-grc-noun-ye-30e4o Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 39 47 15
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