τόξο

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈto.kso/
Hyphenation: τό‧ξο

Noun

τόξο • (tóxo) n (plural τόξα)

(archery) bow, longbow

Declension

Declension of τόξο

	singular	plural
nominative	τόξο •	τόξα •
genitive	τόξου •	τόξων •
accusative	τόξο •	τόξα •
vocative	τόξο •	τόξα •

Coordinate terms

βέλος n (vélos, “arrow, dart”)
βόλη f (vóli, “shot”)
τόξο n (tóxo, “bow”)
σαΐτα f (saḯta, “arrow, adder”)

Derived terms

ουράνιο τόξο n (ouránio tóxo, “rainbow”)
τοξοβολία f (toxovolía, “archery”)
τοξότης m (toxótis, “archer”)
τοξότρια f (toxótria, “archer”)

See also

δοξάρι n (doxári, “violin bow”)

Further reading

Τόξο (όπλο) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
τόξο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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