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κερκίς

Pronunciation: /ker.kís/

“κερκίς” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a relatively small, handheld device, used to strike the weft upwards after each pass, for better density and uniformity; weaver's pin beater; sley
  2. any taper rod, of wood or ivory
  3. measuring rod, gnomon
  4. rod for stirring liquids
  5. iron dowel
  6. any object or device forming an angle
  7. an oblique part of a truss
  8. wedge shaped division of the seats in the theatre
  9. tibia
  10. aspen (Populus tremula)
  11. Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)
  12. white bryony

Etymology

Unclear; related to Ancient Greek κρέκω (krékō, “weave; strike, strum”) + -ις (-is). According to Mallory and Adams, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krek-, with English reel as a cognate; But possibly a diminutive form of κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”). According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek.

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