θυρεός

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 26 December 2015

Etymology

From θῠ́ρᾱ (thúrā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῠρεός • (thureós) m (genitive θῠρεοῦ); second declension

  1. a stone put against a door to keep it shut, a door-stone
  2. a wide oblong shield (like a door), opp. to ἀσπίς (aspís, “the round shield”) (as Lat. scūtum to clipeus)
  3. disk forming part of καθετήρ (kathetḗr)
  4. (mathematics) oval

Inflection

Descendants

References

Greek

Noun

θυρεός • (thyreós) m (plural θυρεοί)

  1. (heraldry) coat of arms, escutcheon

Declension

Further reading

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