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τείχος
wall (a city wall or fortification) /ˈti.xos/
nounB2#2001 most common
Also: fortification, rampart
Example sentences
Το τείχος είναι ψηλό.
The wall is tall.
Οι στρατιώτες φύλαγαν το τείχος της πόλης.
The soldiers guarded the city wall.
Το τείχος της Κωνσταντινούπολης άντεξε πολλές πολιορκίες.
The wall of Constantinople withstood many sieges.
Ανέβηκαν στα τείχη για να δουν τον εχθρό να πλησιάζει.
They climbed onto the walls to see the enemy approaching.
Η αρχαία πόλη περιβαλλόταν από ένα ισχυρό τείχος τεσσάρων χιλιομέτρων.
The ancient city was surrounded by a sturdy wall four kilometers long.
Η πτώση των τειχών σηματοδότησε το τέλος της αυτοκρατορίας.
The fall of the walls marked the end of the empire.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το τείχος | τα τείχη |
| Genitive | του τείχους | των τειχών |
| Accusative | το τείχος | τα τείχη |
| Vocative | τείχος | τείχη |
Word family
τειχίζωto wall in, to fortify
τείχισμαfortification, walled structure
περιτειχίζωto build a wall around, to enclose with walls
προτείχισμαouter wall, bulwark
τειχοποιίαwall-building, construction of fortifications
Etymology
τείχος descends from Ancient Greek τεῖχος, meaning a city wall or fortification. It traces to the Proto-Indo-European root for shaping or kneading clay into a solid form, the same root that gave rise to Latin words for molding and forming. The sense shifted from the act of building up a solid mass to the fortified structure itself. Ancient builders literally packed and shaped material to raise these defensive walls.
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