αμάλγαμα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Reborrowing from French amalgame, from Medieval Latin amalgama, from Arabic مَلْغَم (malḡam), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμᾰ (málagma). Doublet of μάλαμα (málama).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
αμάλγαμα • (amálgama) n (plural αμαλγάματα)
- (chemistry, metallurgy) amalgam (alloy of mercury)
- (dentistry) amalgam (tooth filling)
- (figuratively) amalgam, medley, mashup
Declension edit
declension of αμάλγαμα
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αμάλγαμα • | αμαλγάματα • |
| genitive | αμαλγάματος • | αμαλγαμάτων • |
| accusative | αμάλγαμα • | αμαλγάματα • |
| vocative | αμάλγαμα • | αμαλγάματα • |
Coordinate terms edit
- κράμα n (kráma, “alloy”)
Related terms edit
- αμαλγαμώνω (amalgamóno, “to amalgamate”)
- αμαλγάμωση f (amalgámosi, “amalgamation”)
- αμαλγαμάτωση f (amalgamátosi, “to amalgamation”)
Further reading edit
αμάλγαμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- αμάλγαμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
