πλήκτρο
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpliktɾo/
Noun
πλήκτρο • (plíktro) n (plural πλήκτρα)
- (music) key (of keyboard instrument)
- (music) plectrum (for playing guitar, bouzouki, etc)
- (computing) key (of computer, typewriter, calculator, etc)
- (anatomy) spur, claw on rear of fowl's leg
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πλήκτρο (plíktro) | πλήκτρα (plíktra) |
| genitive | πλήκτρου (plíktrou) | πλήκτρων (plíktron) |
| accusative | πλήκτρο (plíktro) | πλήκτρα (plíktra) |
| vocative | πλήκτρο (plíktro) | πλήκτρα (plíktra) |
Synonyms
- πένα f (péna, “nib, plectrum”)
Related terms
- πληκτρολόγιο n (pliktrológio, “keyboard”)
Further reading
- πλήκτρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- πλήκτρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el