Greek

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Etymology

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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

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τσεκούρι (tsekoúrin (plural τσεκούρια)

  1. axe (UK), ax (US)

Declension

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Further reading

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