κλῖμαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, I bend, lean).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλῖμᾰξ • (klîmăxf (genitive κλῑ́μᾰκος); third declension

  1. ladder
  2. staircase
  3. torture instrument shaped like a ladder
  4. a certain wrestling move
  5. (rhetoric) climax
  6. the blocks of wood placed above the wheels of a chariot

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κλῑμᾰκῐ́ζω (klīmăkĭ́zō)
  • κλῑμᾰ́κιον (klīmắkion)
  • κλῑμᾰκῐ́ς (klīmăkĭ́s)
  • κλῑμᾰκοειδής (klīmăkoeidḗs)
  • κλῑμᾰκόεις (klīmăkóeis)
  • κλῑμᾰκοφόρος (klīmăkophóros)
  • κλῑμᾰκτήρ (klīmăktḗr)
  • κλῑμᾰκώδης (klīmăkṓdēs)
  • κλῑμᾰκωτός (klīmăkōtós)

Descendants

  • Greek: κλίμακα (klímaka)
  • Latin: clīmax

References