κερκίδα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κερκίς (kerkís), of uncertain origin; possibly Pre-Greek. Also compare Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “stave, rod”).

Noun

κερκίδα • (kerkída) f (plural κερκίδες)

(anatomy) radius (bone of the forearm)
row of seats in stadium, theatre etc.
(weaving) shuttle
(fishing) net needle (for nets)

Declension

declension of κερκίδα

	singular	plural
nominative	κερκίδα •	κερκίδες •
genitive	κερκίδας •	κερκίδων •
accusative	κερκίδα •	κερκίδες •
vocative	κερκίδα •	κερκίδες •

Synonyms

(shuttle): σαΐτα f (saḯta)
(bone): κερκίς f (kerkís) (Katharevousa)

Coordinate terms

ωλένη f (oléni, “elbow bone”)
πήχης m (píchis, “forearm”)
βραχιόνιο οστό n (vrachiónio ostó, “humerus”)

Derived terms

κάνω κερκίδα (káno kerkída, “attend a game to support your team”)

Further reading

Κερκίδα (ανατομία) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

References

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

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