τσεκούρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek τσεκούριον (tsekoúrion, “axe”), from Koine Greek σεκούριον (sekoúrion, “axe”), from Latin securis (“axe”). Compare Romanian secure and more distantly Serbo-Croatian сѐкира, Bulgarian секи́ра (sekíra).

Noun

τσεκούρι • (tsekoúri) n (plural τσεκούρια)

  1. axe (UK), ax (US)

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