τορός

See also: τόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *torós, from *ter- (“to rub, turn; to drill, pierce”). Compare τετραίνω (tetraínō, “to bore”), Latin terō (“I rub”) and Old Armenian թուր (tʻur, “sword”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /to.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /toˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /toˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /toˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /toˈros/

Adjective

τορός • (torós) m (feminine τορᾱ́, neuter τορόν); first/second declension

(of the voice) piercing, thrilling, shrill
(of the ear) acute, fine
(of the eye) piercing, penetrating
(figuratively) clear, plain, distinct
(of persons) sharp, ready, smart

Inflection

First and second declension of τορός; τορᾱ́; τορόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τορός torós	τορᾱ́ torā́	τορόν torón	τορώ torṓ	τορᾱ́ torā́	τορώ torṓ	τοροί toroí	τοραί toraí	τορᾰ́ torá
Genitive	τοροῦ toroû	τορᾶς torâs	τοροῦ toroû	τοροῖν toroîn	τοραῖν toraîn	τοροῖν toroîn	τορῶν torôn	τορῶν torôn	τορῶν torôn
Dative	τορῷ torôi	τορᾷ torâi	τορῷ torôi	τοροῖν toroîn	τοραῖν toraîn	τοροῖν toroîn	τοροῖς toroîs	τοραῖς toraîs	τοροῖς toroîs
Accusative	τορόν torón	τορᾱ́ν torā́n	τορόν torón	τορώ torṓ	τορᾱ́ torā́	τορώ torṓ	τορούς toroús	τορᾱ́ς torā́s	τορᾰ́ torá
Vocative	τορέ toré	τορᾱ́ torā́	τορόν torón	τορώ torṓ	τορᾱ́ torā́	τορώ torṓ	τοροί toroí	τοραί toraí	τορᾰ́ torá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	τορῶς torôs			τορώτερος torṓteros			τορώτᾰτος torṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ῥινοτόρος (rhinotóros)