καλάι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالای (kalay, “tin”) (Turkish kalay), from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
καλάι • (kalái) n (indeclinable)
- solder, alloy of tin and (traditionally) lead used to mend, coat, or join –typically small– metal objects.
Declension edit
declension of καλάι
Related terms edit
- καλαϊτζής m (kalaïtzís, “tinkerer”)
See also edit
- κασσίτερος m (kassíteros, “tin”)
- κασσιτεροκόλληση f (kassiterokóllisi, “soldering”)
- κολλητήρι n (kollitíri, “soldering iron”)
Further reading edit
- καλάι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- καλάι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.