diskos
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos) (nominative plural δίσκοι (dískoi)). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and disk.
Noun
diskos (plural diskoi)
- (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) A small plate used to hold eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated; a paten.
Usage notes
- In the Western Churches, the term paten is preferred.
Navajo
Verb
diskos
- first-person singular imperfective of dilkos
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).
Noun
diskos m (definite singular diskosen, indefinite plural diskoser, definite plural diskosene)
- (athletics) a discus
- (event) discus throw
Derived terms
References
- “diskos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).
Noun
diskos m (definite singular diskosen, indefinite plural diskosar, definite plural diskosane)
- (athletics) a discus
- (event) discus throw
Derived terms
References
- “diskos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.