τόκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τίκτω (tíktō, I beget).

The "oppression" sense is a semantic loan from Hebrew תּוֹך (tóch).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τόκος • (tókos) m (genitive τόκου); second declension

  1. childbirth, parturition
  2. offspring
  3. interest (of money)
  4. oppression

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: տոկոս (tokos)
  • English: toco-
  • Greek: τόκος (tókos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos).

Noun

τόκος • (tókos) m (plural τόκοι)

  1. (finance) interest (charge made for credit)
  2. (finance) interest rate

Declension

  • ανατοκίζω (anatokízo, to capitalise interest)
  • ανατοκισμός m (anatokismós, compound interest)
  • άτοκος (átokos, interest-free)
  • επιτόκιο n (epitókio, interest rate)
  • τοκίζω (tokízo, to lend money with interest)
  • τοκισμός m (tokismós, lending money with interest)
  • τοκιστής m (tokistís, moneylender)
  • τοκογλυφία f (tokoglyfía, usury)
  • τοκογλύφος m or f (tokoglýfos, loan shark)
  • τοκολόγιο n (tokológio, table of interest)
  • τοκομερίδιο n (tokomerídio, dividend)
  • τοκοφόρος (tokofóros, bearing interest)
  • τοκοχρεωλύσιο n (tokochreolýsio, annuity)

Further reading

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