αδράχτι
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Byzantine Greek αδράχτι (adrákhti), from Koine Greek ἀδράκτιον (adráktion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἄδρακτος (ádraktos), from Ancient Greek ἄτρακτος (átraktos).
Compare Mariupol Greek дърахт (ðraxt).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editαδράχτι • (adráchti) f (plural αδράχτια)
- spindle (a rod used for spinning and then winding fibres)
Declension
editDeclension of αδράχτι
Coordinate terms
edit- see: νήμα n (níma, “yarn”)
Related terms
edit- αδράχνω (adráchno, “to grasp”)
Further reading
edit- “αδράχτι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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