noun
Meaning 1
The town hall in an Ancient Greek city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
prytaneum
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/ˌprɪt.ənˈi.əm/
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rare: /ˌpɹaɪˈteɪn.i.əm/
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prytanēum, from Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon), from πρύτανις (prútanis, “prytanis”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, prytanis + -eum.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: prytanée — Translations
- Middle French: prytanee — Translations
- Italian: pritaneo — Translations