τόρνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tórnos, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, bore, twist”). Doublet of τόρμος (tórmos, “socket”).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    τόρνος • (tórnos) m (genitive τόρνου); second declension

    1. A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to draw a circle
    2. A lathe
    3. That which is turned, circle, round

    Declension

    Second declension of ὁ τόρνος; τοῦ τόρνου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ τόρνος
    ho tórnos     		τὼ τόρνω
    tṑ tórnō     		οἱ τόρνοι
    hoi tórnoi
    Genitive τοῦ τόρνου
    toû tórnou     		τοῖν τόρνοιν
    toîn tórnoin     		τῶν τόρνων
    tôn tórnōn
    Dative τῷ τόρνῳ
    tōî tórnōi     		τοῖν τόρνοιν
    toîn tórnoin     		τοῖς τόρνοις
    toîs tórnois
    Accusative τὸν τόρνον
    tòn tórnon     		τὼ τόρνω
    tṑ tórnō     		τοὺς τόρνους
    toùs tórnous
    Vocative τόρνε
    tórne     		τόρνω
    tórnō     		τόρνοι
    tórnoi
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    • ἔντορνος (éntornos)
    • τορνίσκος (tornískos)
    • τορνόομαι (tornóomai)
    • τορνώτος (tornṓtos)
    • τορνεύω (torneúō)

    Descendants

    • → Latin: tornus (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τόρνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1495–1496

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