Hector

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Hector. === Noun === Hector (chess) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the h-file in algebraic notation. === References === FIDE Laws of Chess 2023 == English == === Etymology === From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛktə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛktɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Hyphenation: Hec‧tor === Proper noun === Hector (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad. A male given name from Ancient Greek. A place name: A town in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. A settlement in the West Coast region, New Zealand. A number of places in the United States: A town in Pope County, Arkansas. A locality in Clay County, Kentucky. A city in Renville County, Minnesota. A town in Schuyler County, New York, named after Hector Ely. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Hector Havemeyer. A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania. ==== Alternative forms ==== Hectour (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Hector on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Troche, orchet, rochet, rotche, tocher, troche == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛk.tɔr/ Hyphenation: Hec‧tor Rhymes: -ɛktɔr === Proper noun === Hector m Hector (hero from the Iliad) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.tɔʁ/ === Proper noun === Hector m (Greek mythology) Hector a male given name from Ancient Greek === Anagrams === torche, torché