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κλείστρο

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κλεῖστρον (kleîstron, “door latch”).[1] By surface analysis, κλείσ- (kleís-) +‎ -τρο (-tro).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.stɾo/
  • Hyphenation: κλεί‧στρο

Noun

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κλείστρο • (kleístro) n (plural κλείστρα)

  1. (firearms) bolt (a sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
  2. (firearms) breechblock (the metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge)
  3. (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

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Declension of κλείστρο
singular plural
nominative κλείστρο • κλείστρα •
genitive κλείστρου • κλείστρων •
accusative κλείστρο • κλείστρα •
vocative κλείστρο • κλείστρα •
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References

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  1. ^ κλείστρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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