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

Derived terms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós) (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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