μήκος

See also: μῆκος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), from Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.kos/
  • Hyphenation: μή‧κος

Noun

μήκος • (míkos) n (plural μήκη)

  1. (mathematics) length (the distance between the two ends of an object)

Declension

Declension of μήκος
singular plural
nominative μήκος (míkos) μήκη (míki)
genitive μήκους (míkous) μηκών (mikón)
accusative μήκος (míkos) μήκη (míki)
vocative μήκος (míkos) μήκη (míki)

Derived terms

  • γεωγραφικό μήκος n (geografikó míkos, “longitude”)

See also

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