αγκίστρι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἀγκίστριν (ankístrin), from Koine Greek ἀγκίστριον (ankístrion), from Ancient Greek ἄγκιστρον (ánkistron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aŋˈɟi.stɾi/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: α‧γκί‧στρι
Noun
αγκίστρι • (agkístri) n (plural αγκίστρια)
- fishhook, fishing hook, hook
- (figuratively) bait
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αγκίστρι (agkístri) | αγκίστρια (agkístria) |
| genitive | αγκιστριού (agkistrioú) | αγκιστριών (agkistrión) |
| accusative | αγκίστρι (agkístri) | αγκίστρια (agkístria) |
| vocative | αγκίστρι (agkístri) | αγκίστρια (agkístria) |
Related terms
- see: άγκιστρο n (ágkistro, “hook”)
See also
- γάντζος m (gántzos, “hook”)
Further reading
- αγκίστρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language