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πύργος
tower /ˈpirɣos/
nounB1#1779 most common
Also: rook (chess piece), turret
Example sentences
Ο πύργος είναι ψηλός.
The tower is tall.
Βλέπω έναν πύργο στο πάρκο.
I see a tower in the park.
Ανεβήκαμε στην κορυφή του πύργου.
We climbed to the top of the tower.
Ο πύργος του Άιφελ βρίσκεται στο Παρίσι.
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
Στο σκάκι, ο πύργος κινείται σε ευθεία γραμμή.
In chess, the rook moves in a straight line.
Οι πύργοι του κάστρου χτίστηκαν τον Μεσαίωνα για να προστατεύουν την πόλη.
The castle's towers were built in the Middle Ages to protect the city.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πύργος | πύργοι |
| Genitive | πύργου | πύργων |
| Accusative | πύργο | πύργους |
| Vocative | πύργε | πύργοι |
Word family
πυργίσκοςturret, small tower
πυργάκιlittle tower (diminutive)
πυργώνωto fortify with towers, to pile up high
πυργωτόςcrenellated, tower-shaped
ουρανοξύστηςskyscraper (related concept, different root)
Etymology
Πύργος is an ancient Greek word for a tower or fortified structure, already found in Homer with the sense of a defensive tower or fortress wall. Its origin before Greek is debated. Some scholars treat it as a Pre-Greek substrate word, while others connect it to the same Indo-European root that gave Germanic languages their word for a fortified stronghold. The word has stayed in continuous use from antiquity through Modern Greek with the same core meaning.
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