tórnos

From Proto-Indo-European *tórnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to rub, bore, twist”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “socket”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /tór.nos/ → /ˈtor.nos/ → /ˈtor.nos/

Noun

τόρνος • (tórnos) m (genitive τόρνου); second declension

1. A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to draw a circle
2. A lathe
3. That which is turned, circle, round