λόχος
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Etymology
From λέχομαι (lekhomai), “‘I lie’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [lókʰos]
- (Koine): IPA: [lˈo̞kʰo̞s]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [lˈoxos]
[edit] Noun
λόχος (genitive λόχου) m, second declension; (lokhos)
- ambush
- The place of an ambush: ambuscade
- A body of men for ambush, armed band
- childbirth
[edit] Inflection
[edit] Descendants
- English: lochia