ὀστρακώδη
Lemma: ὀστρακώδης
adjective
adjective
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Added Mar 12, 2026
Definition
Shelly, made of shell or potsherd (ὄστρακον); by extension, hard-shelled or crustacean-like in texture or form.
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Grammatical Analysis
"ὀστρακώδη"
Lemma: ὀστρακώδης
Declension class: 3rd declension adjective (two-termination: masc./fem. -ης, neut. -ες)
Case: nominative / accusative / vocative
Number: singular
Gender: neuter
Degree: positive
Stem formation: derived with suffix -ώδης (‘-like, -full of’), from ὄστρακον