Anarthrous Definition

ăn-ärthrəs

adjective

Occurring without an article. Used especially of Greek nouns.

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(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).

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(linguistics) Not having a determiner.

Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.

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(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.

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(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.

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Origin of Anarthrous

From Greek anarthros not articulated an- without a–¹ arthron joint ar- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
an- +"Ž arthrous, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (arthron, “joint; grammatical article").

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