Electra

• Elektra

From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹə/

Electra

1. (Greek mythology) Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
2. (astronomy) One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
3. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.

• lac tree, treacle

Attested as Electra in 1936. Named after a nearby electric pumphouse.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Elektra.

• IPA^(key): /eːˈlɛk.traː/
• Hyphenation: Elec‧tra

Electra n

1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /eˈleɡtɾa/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɡtɾa
• Syllabification: E‧lec‧tra

Electra f

1. Electra

• “Electra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024