falanx

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈfaː.lɑŋks/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) phalanx heavy infantry formation
  • a toe bone or a finger bone; a phalanx

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalanx derived from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φάλαγξ

Gloss

battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem

Kanji

茎

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