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diskos

diskos noun: a small plate used to hold eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated; a paten.

Noun

diskos (plural diskoi)

  1. (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) A small plate used to hold eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated; a paten.

Forms of diskos

pluraldiskoi

Origin of diskos

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos) (nominative plural δίσκοι (dískoi)). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and disk.

Questions about diskos

What does diskos mean?
Diskos means a small plate used to hold eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated; a paten.
What part of speech is diskos?
Diskos is a noun.
What is the plural of diskos?
The plural of diskos is diskoi.

Words near diskos in the dictionary

  1. diskograms
  2. diskographic
  3. diskographies
  4. diskography
  5. diskoi
  6. diskos
  7. diskoseismology
  8. diskospondylitis
  9. diskpack
  10. diskpacks
  11. disks

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