δείκτης
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- δείχτης (deíchtis) (less formal)
Etymology
editLearned borrowing from Koine Greek δείκτης (deíktēs, “who shows, points”) and semantic loan from French indice, indicateur and German Anzeiger, Anzeige.
The sense "index finger" from Koine δεικτικός (deiktikós) by ellipsis of the noun δάκτυλος (dáktulos) ("the finger that points").[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editδείκτης • (deíktis) m (plural δείκτες)
- indicator, quotient, measure (something indicating a value)
- δείκτης νοημοσύνης ― deíktis noïmosýnis ― intelligence quotient
- index finger, forefinger
- pointer of an instrument
- subscript
Declension
editDeclension of δείκτης
Hypernyms
edit- δάχτυλο n (dáchtylo, “finger”)
Coordinate terms
edit- αντίχειρας m (antícheiras, “thumb”)
- μεσαίο δάχτυλο n (mesaío dáchtylo, “middle finger”)
- παράμεσος m (parámesos, “ring finger”)
- μικρό δάχτυλο n (mikró dáchtylo, “little finger”)
Derived terms
edit- δείκτης νοημοσύνης m (deíktis noïmosýnis, “IQ, intelligence quotient”)
- δείκτης ρολογιού m (deíktis rologioú, “hand of the clock”)
- κατά τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού (katá ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú, “clockwise”)
- αντίθετα µε τη φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού (antítheta µe ti forá ton deiktón tou rologioú, “counterclockwise”)
Related terms
edit- see: δείχνω (deíchno, “show, point, point out”)
References
edit- ^ δείκτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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