árthron

árthron ἄρθρον "Gelenk"

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-dʰrom, from *h₂er- (“to fit”) +‎ *-dʰrom (“tool or instrument suffix”), synchronically analyzable as ἀραρίσκω (ararískō) +‎ -θρον (-thron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ár.tʰron/ → /ˈar.θron/ → /ˈar.θron/

Noun

ᾰ̓́ρθρον • (ắrthron) n (genitive ᾰ̓́ρθρου); second declension

1. (anatomy) joint

   Synonym: ἅψος (hápsos)

2. (anatomy) limb
3. articulation

   ἄρθρον τῆς φωνῆς (árthron tês phōnês) – vocal articulation

4. (grammar) connecting word
5. (grammar) an article: a category including the definite article ὁ (ho) and the basic relative pronoun ὅς (hós)

Usage notes

Note concerning definition #2, ἄρθρον (árthron) was sometimes used to refer to various body parts such as the ankles, eyes, mouth, genitals, etc.