μήκος

See also: μῆκος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), from Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kos/
• Hyphenation: μή‧κος

Noun

μήκος • (míkos) n (plural μήκη)

1. (mathematics) length (the distance between the two ends of an object)

Declension

Declension of μήκος

	singular	plural
nominative	μήκος (míkos)	μήκη (míki)
genitive	μήκους (míkous)	μηκών (mikón)
accusative	μήκος (míkos)	μήκη (míki)
vocative	μήκος (míkos)	μήκη (míki)

Derived terms

• γεωγραφικό μήκος n (geografikó míkos, “longitude”)

Related terms

• μακρύς (makrýs)

See also

• πλάτος n (plátos, “breadth”)
• ύψος n (ýpsos, “height”)