μοχλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, ultimately of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μοχλός • (mokhlósm (genitive μοχλοῦ); second declension

  1. lever, bar, crowbar
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.260–261:[1]
      ἐν δ’ ὑπέρας τε κάλους τε πόδας τ’ ἐνέδησεν ἐν αὐτῇ,
      μοχλοῖσιν δ’ ἄρα τήν γε κατείρυσεν εἰς ἅλα δῖαν.
      en d’ hupéras te kálous te pódas t’ enédēsen en autēî,
      mokhloîsin d’ ára tḗn ge kateírusen eis hála dîan.
      • 1919 translation by Augustus Taber Murray[2]
        And he made fast in the raft braces and halyards and sheets,
        and then with levers forced it down into the bright sea.

Declension

Derived terms

  • μοχλεύω (mokhleúō)
  • μοχλικός (mokhlikós)
  • μοχλίον (mokhlíon)
  • μοχλίσκος (mokhlískos)
  • ὑπομόχλιον (hupomókhlion)

Descendants

  • Greek: μοχλός (mochlós)
  • Arabic: مُحْل (muḥl), مُخْل (muḵl), مَحَال (maḥāl), مَحَالَة (maḥāla), مَخَال / مِخَال / مُخَال (maḵāl), مِيخَال (mīḵāl)
  • Coptic: ⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ (mokhlos)
  • Classical Syriac: ܡܘܟܠܐ (muḵlā)
  • Old Georgian: მოქლონი (mokloni)
  • Translingual: Mochlonyx

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μοχλός (mokhlós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈxlos/
  • Hyphenation: μο‧χλός

Noun

μοχλός • (mochlósm (plural μοχλοί)

  1. lever

Declension

Declension of μοχλός
singular plural
nominative μοχλός (mochlós) μοχλοί (mochloí)
genitive μοχλού (mochloú) μοχλών (mochlón)
accusative μοχλό (mochló) μοχλούς (mochloús)
vocative μοχλέ (mochlé) μοχλοί (mochloí)

Further reading