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

Descendants

  • → Latin: holcus
  • Translingual: Holcus

Further reading

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