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prytaneum

/ˌprɪt.ənˈi.əm/

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rare/ˌpɹaɪˈteɪn.i.əm/

prytaneum noun: the town hall in an Ancient Greek city.

Noun

prytaneum (plural prytanea)

  1. (historical) The town hall in an Ancient Greek city.

Forms of prytaneum

pluralprytanea

Origin of prytaneum

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.

Questions about prytaneum

What does prytaneum mean?
Prytaneum means the town hall in an Ancient Greek city.
What part of speech is prytaneum?
Prytaneum is a noun.
How do you pronounce prytaneum?
Prytaneum is pronounced /ˌprɪt.ənˈi.əm/.
What is the plural of prytaneum?
The plural of prytaneum is prytanea.

Words near prytaneum in the dictionary

  1. Prysyvaske
  2. prytane
  3. prytanea
  4. prytaneis
  5. prytanes
  6. prytaneum
  7. prytanies
  8. prytanis
  9. prytany
  10. prythee
  11. Prytula

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