ὄχλος

See also: όχλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (whence also ὄχος (ókhos) and Arcadocypriot Greek ϝέχω (wékhō, to bear, bring)), with cognates such as Old Norse vagl. Compare also Old Armenian յոգն (yogn).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄχλος (ókhlos) m (genitive ὄχλου); second declension

  1. multitude, crowd, mob
  2. mass, multitude
  3. riot, tumult, disturbance, trouble

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía, mob rule)

Descendants

Further reading

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