αδράχτι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek αδράχτι (adrákhti), from Koine Greek ἀδράκτιον (adráktion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἄδρακτος (ádraktos), from Ancient Greek ἄτρακτος (átraktos).
Compare Mariupol Greek дърахт (ðraxt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈðɾa.xti/
Noun
αδράχτι • (adráchti) f (plural αδράχτια)
- spindle (a rod used for spinning and then winding fibres)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αδράχτι (adráchti) | αδράχτια (adráchtia) |
| genitive | αδραχτιού (adrachtioú) | αδραχτιών (adrachtión) |
| accusative | αδράχτι (adráchti) | αδράχτια (adráchtia) |
| vocative | αδράχτι (adráchti) | αδράχτια (adráchtia) |
Coordinate terms
- see: νήμα n (níma, “yarn”)
Related terms
- αδράχνω (adráchno, “to grasp”)
Further reading
- αδράχτι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language