πτέρις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πτερῐ́ς (pterís)

Etymology

From πτερόν (pterón, feather).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πτέρῐς (ptéris) f (genitive πτέρεως); third declension

  1. male fern (Aspidium filix-mas)
  2. polypody (Polypodium vulgare)
  3. (the phrase, νυμφαία πτερίς) bracken (Pteris aquilina)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (polypody): πολυπόδιον (polupódion)
  • (bracken): θηλυπτερίς (thēlupterís)

Descendants

References

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