andron

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

Latin andron, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρών (andrṓn).

Noun

andron (plural androns or andrones)

1. (architecture, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome), the room reserved for males and their activities, often in the lower part of the house.

Translations

room or house reserved for males

Portuguese: andron m

References

• “andron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Dornan, randon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνδρών (andrṓn).

Noun

andrōn m (genitive andrōnis); third declension

1. hallway, passageway, corridor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	andrōn	andrōnēs
genitive	andrōnis	andrōnum
dative	andrōnī	andrōnibus
accusative	andrōnem	andrōnēs
ablative	andrōne	andrōnibus
vocative	andrōn	andrōnēs

References

• “andron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “andron”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “andron”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎
• “andron”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “andron”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “andron”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɾõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɾon/

Noun

andron m (plural androns)

1. (historical) andron (room or house reserved for males)

Further reading

• “andron”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025