τεῖχος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *téikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead, form, fashion).[1]

Cognates include Sanskrit देह (deha), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (daēza, wall), Latin fingō, and Old Armenian դէզ (dēz). Compare τοῖχος (toîkhos) and παράδεισος (parádeisos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τεῖχος (teîkhosn (genitive τείχεος or τείχους); third declension

  1. mound, earth works
  2. wall (especially one enclosing a town or city)
  3. fortified city
  4. fortification, castle

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: τείχος (teíchos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1458-9

Further reading

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