κλείστρο
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κλεῖστρον (kleîstron, “door latch”).[1] By surface analysis, κλείσ- (kleís-) + -τρο (-tro).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkli.stɾo/
- Hyphenation: κλεί‧στρο
Noun
κλείστρο • (kleístro) n (plural κλείστρα)
- (firearms) bolt (a sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- (firearms) breechblock (the metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge)
- (photography) shutter (the part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κλείστρο (kleístro) | κλείστρα (kleístra) |
| genitive | κλείστρου (kleístrou) | κλείστρων (kleístron) |
| accusative | κλείστρο (kleístro) | κλείστρα (kleístra) |
| vocative | κλείστρο (kleístro) | κλείστρα (kleístra) |
Related terms
- see: κλείνω (kleíno)
References
- ^ κλείστρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
- Κλείστρο φωτογραφικής μηχανής on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el