τείχος
See also: τεῖχος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos, “wall”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τείχος • (teíchos) n (plural τείχη)
- city wall/fortification/rampart
- Coordinate term: τοίχος (toíchos, “house wall”)
- (figuratively) emotional wall
- (soccer) wall (line of defenders)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τείχος (teíchos) | τείχη (teíchi) |
| genitive | τείχους (teíchous) | τειχών (teichón) |
| accusative | τείχος (teíchos) | τείχη (teíchi) |
| vocative | τείχος (teíchos) | τείχη (teíchi) |
Related terms
[edit]- ατείχιστος (ateíchistos, “unwalled”, adjective)
- τειχίζω (teichízo, “to fortify, to wall”)
- τείχιση f (teíchisi, “fortification”)
- τειχοποιία f (teichopoiía, “fortification”)
- τείχος προστασίας n (teíchos prostasías, “IT firewall”)
Further reading
[edit]- “τείχος”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language