κριτήριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κρῐτήρ (kritḗr, “interpreter”) +‎ -ῐον (-ion), from κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I discern, judge”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρῐτήρῐον • (kritḗrion) n (genitive κρῐτηρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. means of judging, criterion, test, standard
  2. court, tribunal
  3. lawsuit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κριτήριο (kritírio)
  • → New Latin: criterion (see there for further descendants)
  • → Russian: крите́рий (kritérij)

References

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