τροχός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-, whence τρέχω (trékhō, I run). Cognates include Old Irish droch, and Old Armenian դուրգն (durgn, potter's wheel).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τροχός • (trokhós) m (genitive τροχοῦ); second declension

  1. wheel
  2. hoop, ring
  3. island
  4. perimeter
  5. running course
  6. race
  7. runner
  8. badger

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (in some senses, such as potter's wheel; in the general sense, it may have been a later learned borrowing).

Noun

τροχός • (trochós) m (plural τροχοί)

  1. wheel
  2. potter's wheel

Declension

Synonyms

  • (wheel): ρόδα (róda)
  • (potter's wheel): τροχός του αγγειοπλάστη (trochós tou angeioplásti)

Derived terms

Further reading

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