ὁλκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *selk- (to pull, drag), whence also ὁλκή (holkḗ, dragging, drawing), ἕλκω (hélkō, to draw, drag), Latin sulcus (furrow) and Old English sulh (plough).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὁλκός (holkós) m (feminine ὁλκή, neuter ὁλκόν); first/second declension

  1. drawing to oneself, attractive
  2. trailing

Inflection

Noun

ὁλκός (holkós) m (genitive ὁλκοῦ); second declension

  1. machine for hauling ships on land, probably a fixed capstan, windlass
  2. furrow, track, trace
  3. aqueduct, ditch, channel
  4. kind of spider
  5. wall barley (Hordeum murinum)

Inflection

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