δεσμωτήριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δεσμόω (desmóō, to bind) + -τήριον (-tḗrion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δεσμωτήρῐον • (desmōtḗrion) n (genitive δεσμωτηρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. prison, jail
    Synonyms: ἄπαστον (ápaston), εἱργμός (heirgmós), εἱρκτή (heirktḗ)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: δεσμωτήριο (desmotírio)

Further reading

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