κοχλίας

Greek

Etymology

Probably related to Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kongʰ- (“shell, mussel”).

Noun

κοχλίας • (kochlías) m (plural κοχλίες)

screw (threaded fastener)
worm gear
(anatomy) cochlea
Archimedes' screw
snail
helix

Declension

declension of κοχλίας

	singular	plural
nominative	κοχλίας •	κοχλίες •
genitive	κοχλία •	κοχλιών •
accusative	κοχλία •	κοχλίες •
vocative	κοχλία •	κοχλίες •

Synonyms

(helix): σπείρα f (speíra)

Further reading

κοχλίας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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