ónkos

ónk-os (ὄγκος) ónkos/dt.; Wrtdtng: "Gewölbe, Raum mit Wölbung, gekrümmter Raium"

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁onḱos (“burden”), from *h₁neḱ- (“to take away”). It has also been claimed that all attestations can be understood from a meaning "swelling", from earlier "curvature", and thus ultimately identical to 'Etymology 2'.

Compare with the semantics of Latin mōlēs.

Noun

ὄγκος • (ónkos) m (genitive ὄγκου); second declension

1. bulk, volume, mass, heap, weight
2. tumor
3. molestation
4. dignity, importance, pride
5. particle, atom

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hellenic *ónkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos. Cognates include Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅká) and Latinuncus.

Noun

ὄγκος • (ónkos) m (genitive ὄγκου); second declension

1. bend, curve, angle
2. barb, grapple, hook