τορός

See also: τόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *torh₁-ós, from *terh₁- (to rub, turn; to drill, pierce).[1] Compare τετραίνω (tetraínō, to bore), Latin terō (I rub) and Old Armenian թուր (tʻur, sword).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τορός • (torósm (feminine τορᾱ́, neuter τορόν); first/second declension

  1. (of the voice) piercing, thrilling, shrill
  2. (of the ear) acute, fine
  3. (of the eye) piercing, penetrating
  4. (figuratively) clear, plain, distinct
  5. (of persons) sharp, ready, smart

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τορός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1496

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