τροχιά

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from the Hellenistic Koine Greek τροχιά (trokhiá, wheel-track; path), from the ancient τροχ(ός) (trokh(ós), wheel) + -ιά (-iá).

For sense orbit, semantic loan from French orbite.[1]

Noun

τροχιά • (trochiá) f (plural τροχιές)

  1. orbit
  2. course
  3. trajectory

Declension

  • εκτροχιάζω (ektrochiázo, derail)
  • εκτροχιασμός m (ektrochiasmós, derailment)
  • σιδηροτροχιά f (sidirotrochiá)
  • τροχίλος m (trochílos)
  • τροχιοδείκτης m (trochiodeíktis)
  • τροχιοδεικτικός (trochiodeiktikós)
  • τροχιοδρομικός (trochiodromikós)
  • τροχιοδρόμος m (trochiodrómos)
  • and see: τροχίζω (trochízo), τροχός m (trochós, wheel)

See also

  • see: δακτύλιος m (daktýlios, circle, ring) for a list of other rings and circles.

Further reading

References

  1. τροχιά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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