στόχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Confer with στοῖχος (stoîkhos, row in an ascending series, column), στίχος (stíkhos, row or file of soldiers, line of poetry, verse), from στείχω (steíkhō, walk, march, go or come, march in line or order), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (to walk). Cognate with German steigen; English sty, stair, stile; and possibly Latin vestīgō.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στόχος (stókhos) m (genitive στόχου); second declension

  1. pillar of brick
    1. Synonym of στοχάς (stokhás, an erection of stone or wood for fixing net poles)
    2. butt, target
    3. aim, aiming
    4. guess, conjecture

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στόχος (stókhos).

Noun

στόχος (stóchos) m (plural στόχοι)

  1. (archery) target
  2. aim, intent

Declension

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