πολιορκητικός

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πολῐορκέω (poliorkéō, to besiege, blockade) (from πόλις (pólis, city) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (city; fortification)) + ἕρκος (hérkos, enclosure; fence) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *serḱ- (to emend, make good, recompense))) + -τῐκός (-tikós, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or relating to’).

Adjective[edit]

πολιορκητικός (poliorkitikósm (feminine πολιορκητική, neuter πολιορκητικό)

  1. besieging, siege
    πολιορκητική μηχανή
    poliorkitikí michaní
    siege engine

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