See also: Πύργος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The word is first attested in Homer, Iliad 7.219. Believed to be a borrowed word, perhaps from Urartian 𒁓𒂵𒈾 (bur-ga-na /⁠burgana⁠/, pillar, column; altar, base, or built-up foundation), however this may itself be a loan with no known Hurrian cognate; compare also Old Armenian բուրգն (burgn, pyramid). Others connect the word to Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high), with cognates including Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, lofty, high, tall), Old Armenian բարձր (barjr, high) and Old English burg (English borough). Kretschmer suggested a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *burgz (fortified town, hill-fort) mediated through some Northern Balkans language (Ancient Macedonian?). For Beekes, the abundance of Pre-Greek placenames, like e. g. Πέργαμον (Pérgamon), seems to indicate a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πῠ́ργος (púrgosm (genitive πῠ́ργου); second declension

  1. tower, watchtower
  2. (in the plural) towered wall
  3. the part of the house where women live
  4. castle, fortress, bulwark
  5. (military) division, column

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πύργος (pýrgos)
  • ? Albanian: burg
  • ? Late Latin: burgus (see there for further descendants)
  • Turkish: burgaz

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpiɾ.ɣos/
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  • Hyphenation: πύρ‧γος

Noun

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πύργος (pýrgosm (plural πύργοι)

  1. tower
    κεντρικός πύργοςkentrikós pýrgoscentral tower, castle keep
  2. (chess) rook

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
           
βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)

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