τσίγκος
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Italian zinco (“zinc”), from German Zink (“zinc”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
τσίγκος • (tsígkos) m (plural τσίγκοι)
- (chemistry, metallurgy) zinc
- Synonym: ψευδάργυρος (psevdárgyros) (formal, technical)
- (metallurgy) zinc in the form of thin sheets (synecdoche)
- (metallurgy) zinc-plated metal sheet
- (typography) zinc plate used in zincography/offset printing (dated)
- (architecture) zinc oxide used in the preparation of house painter's putty (see λαδόστοκος (ladóstokos, “linseed oil putty”))
Declension edit
declension of τσίγκος
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- τσίγκινος (tsígkinos, “made of zinc”, adjective) (informal)
- τσιγκογραφία f (tsigkografía, “zincography”, noun)
- τσιγκογραφείο n (tsigkografeío, “print shop using zincography”, noun)
- τσιγκογράφος m (tsigkográfos, “zincographer”, noun)
References edit
- τσίγκος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading edit
- τσίγκος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el