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τοίχος
wall (of a room, house, or other building) /ˈti.xos/
nounB2#2915 most common
Also: partition
Example sentences
Ο τοίχος είναι λευκός.
The wall is white.
Κρέμασα μια φωτογραφία στον τοίχο.
I hung a photo on the wall.
Οι τοίχοι του δωματίου χρειάζονται βάψιμο.
The walls of the room need painting.
Ένα ρήγμα εμφανίστηκε στον τοίχο μετά τον σεισμό.
A crack appeared in the wall after the earthquake.
Ακούμπησε την πλάτη του στον τοίχο και αναστέναξε βαθιά.
He leaned his back against the wall and sighed deeply.
Η υγρασία είχε διαβρώσει σιγά σιγά τους τοίχους του παλιού αρχοντικού.
Dampness had slowly eroded the walls of the old mansion.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο τοίχος | οι τοίχοι |
| Genitive | του τοίχου | των τοίχων |
| Accusative | τον τοίχο | τους τοίχους |
| Vocative | τοίχε | τοίχοι |
Word family
τοιχογραφίαwall painting, mural
μεσότοιχοςdividing wall, partition
τοιχίοsmall retaining wall
εντοιχισμένοςbuilt into the wall, embedded
τοιχοκόλλησηbill-posting on walls
Etymology
Τοίχος comes from Ancient Greek τοῖχος, the ordinary word for the wall of a house or room. It is a close relative of τεῖχος, the word for a city or fortress wall, and both trace back to a root meaning to knead or shape, a memory of the era when walls were built from packed clay or mud. Over time Greek split the concept in two: τεῖχος for large defensive walls, τοίχος for everyday interior and house walls.
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