τροχαίος

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾoˈçe.os/
  • Hyphenation: τρο‧χαί‧ος

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos).[1]

Noun

τροχαίος (trochaíosm (plural τροχαίοι)

  1. trochee
Declension

Etymology 2

Back-formation from τροχαία (trochaía, traffic department), from τροχ(ός) (troch(ós)) +‎ -αία (-aía, feminine of -αίος). Compare Koine Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos, running).[1]

Adjective

τροχαίος (trochaíosm (feminine τροχαία, neuter τροχαίο) (transport)

  1. wheeled, on wheels
    τροχαίο υλικόtrochaío ylikórolling stock
  2. road traffic, traffic (attributive)
    τροχαίο ατύχημαtrochaío atýchima(road) traffic accident
  3. (nominalized) traffic officer
    Synonym: τροχονόμος m (trochonómos)
Declension
Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 τροχαίος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language