τροχιά

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from the Hellenistic Koine Greek τροχιά (trokhiá, wheel-track; path), from the ancient τροχ(ός) (trokh(ós), wheel) + -ιά (-iá).

For sense orbit, semantic loan from French orbite.[1]

Noun

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τροχιά (trochiáf (plural τροχιές)

  1. orbit
  2. course
  3. trajectory

Declension

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See also

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  • see: δακτύλιος m (daktýlios, circle, ring) for a list of other rings and circles.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ τροχιά”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998