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τόκος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From τίκτω (tíktō, I beget).

The "oppression" sense is a semantic loan from Hebrew תּוֹך (tóch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τόκος (tókosm (genitive τόκου); second declension

  1. childbirth, parturition
  2. offspring
  3. interest (of money)
  4. oppression

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Armenian: տոկոս (tokos)
  • English: toco-
  • Greek: τόκος (tókos)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos).

Noun

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τόκος (tókosm (plural τόκοι)

  1. (finance) interest (charge made for credit)
  2. (finance) interest rate

Declension

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Declension of τόκος
singular plural
nominative τόκος (tókos) τόκοι (tókoi)
genitive τόκου (tókou) τόκων (tókon)
accusative τόκο (tóko) τόκους (tókous)
vocative τόκε (tóke) τόκοι (tókoi)
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Further reading

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