"πέλεκυς" meaning in Greek

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus), cognate with Sanskrit परशु (paraśú, “axe”), which would reflect Proto-Indo-European *peleḱús if reconstructed back to PIE. Beekes suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Compare also German Beil (“axe”) as well as Hungarian and Turkish balta, both meaning "axe." Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|πέλεκυς}} Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus), {{cog|sa|परशु||axe|tr=paraśú}} Sanskrit परशु (paraśú, “axe”), {{inh|el|ine-pro|*peleḱús}} Proto-Indo-European *peleḱús, {{der|el|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|de|Beil||axe}} German Beil (“axe”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|πελέκεις|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} πέλεκυς • (pélekys) m (plural πελέκεις), {{el-noun|m|πελέκεις}} πέλεκυς • (pélekys) m (plural πελέκεις) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|πέλεκυς|πελέκεις|πέλεκυ|πελέκεων|πέλεκυ|πελέκεις|πέλεκυ|πελέκεις|ap=|as=|gp=|gs=|note=there is an alternative genitive singular: πελέκεως (pelékeos)|np=|ns=|vp=|vs=}} Forms: pélekys [romanization], πελέκεις [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], πέλεκυς [nominative, singular], πελέκεις [nominative, plural], πέλεκυ [genitive, singular], πελέκεων [genitive, plural], πέλεκυ [accusative, singular], πελέκεις [accusative, plural], πέλεκυ [singular, vocative], πελέκεις [plural, vocative]
  1. battle axe, double-headed axe Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: τσεκούρι, πελέκι
    Sense id: en-πέλεκυς-el-noun-~ScLOzNN Disambiguation of Weapons: 88 12
  2. a force that punishes severely Synonyms: ποινή, απειλή, τιμωρία
    Sense id: en-πέλεκυς-el-noun-kmKFofnV Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 22 16 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 16 12 65 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: χειροπέλεκυς (cheiropélekys) (english: handaxe, handpick, chisel) [masculine] 
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