diskos
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos) (nominative plural δίσκοι (dískoi)). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and disk.
Noun[edit]
diskos (plural diskoi)
- (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) A small plate used to hold eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated; a paten.
Usage notes[edit]
- In the Western Churches, the term paten is preferred.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).
Noun[edit]
diskos m (definite singular diskosen, indefinite plural diskoser, definite plural diskosene)
- (athletics) a discus
- (event) discus throw
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “diskos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).
Noun[edit]
diskos m (definite singular diskosen, indefinite plural diskosar, definite plural diskosane)
- (athletics) a discus
- (event) discus throw
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “diskos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Christianity
- en:Eastern Orthodoxy
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Athletics
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Athletics