κλείστρο
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Koine Greek κλεῖστρον (kleîstron, “door latch”).[1] By surface analysis, κλείσ- (kleís-) + -τρο (-tro).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editκλείστρο • (kleístro) n (plural κλείστρα)
- (firearms) bolt (a sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- (firearms) breechblock (the metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge)
- (photography) shutter (the part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture)
Declension
editDeclension of κλείστρο
Related terms
edit- see: κλείνω (kleíno)
References
edit- ^ κλείστρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
edit- Κλείστρο φωτογραφικής μηχανής on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el