πολιορκητικός

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολῐορκέω (poliorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”) (from πόλις (pólis, “city”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- (“city; fortification”)) + ἕρκος (hérkos, “enclosure; fence”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *serḱ- (“to emend, make good, recompense”))) + -τῐκός (-tikós, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or relating to’).

Adjective

πολιορκητικός • (poliorkitikós) m (feminine πολιορκητική, neuter πολιορκητικό)

  1. besieging, siege
    πολιορκητική μηχανή
    poliorkitikí michaní
    siege engine

Declension

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