κλῖμαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, I bend, lean).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλῖμᾰξ • (klîmax) f (genitive κλῑ́μᾰκος); third declension

  1. ladder
  2. staircase
  3. torture instrument shaped like a ladder
  4. a certain wrestling move
  5. (rhetoric) climax
  6. the blocks of wood placed above the wheels of a chariot

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κλῑμᾰ́κιον (klīmákion)
  • κλῑμᾰκοειδής (klīmakoeidḗs)
  • κλῑμᾰκόεις (klīmakóeis)
  • κλῑμᾰκοφόρος (klīmakophóros)
  • κλῑμᾰκτήρ (klīmaktḗr)
  • κλῑμᾰκώδης (klīmakṓdēs)
  • κλῑμᾰκωτός (klīmakōtós)
  • κλῑμᾰκῐ́ζω (klīmakízō)
  • κλῑμᾰκῐ́ς (klīmakís)

Descendants

  • Latin: clīmax

References

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