τσίγκος

Greek

Etymology

From Italian zinco (“zinc”), from German Zink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siŋ.ɡos/
• Hyphenation: τσί‧γκος

Noun

τσίγκος • (tsígkos) m (plural τσίγκοι)

1. (chemistry, metallurgy) zinc

   Synonym: ψευδάργυρος (psevdárgyros) (formal, technical)

2. (metallurgy) zinc in the form of thin sheets (synecdoche)
3. (metallurgy) zinc-plated metal sheet
4. (typography) zinc plate used in zincography/offset printing (dated)
5. (architecture) zinc oxide used in the preparation of house painter's putty (see λαδόστοκος (ladóstokos, “linseed oil putty”))

Declension

Declension of τσίγκος

	singular	plural
nominative	τσίγκος •	τσίγκοι •
genitive	τσίγκου •	τσίγκων •
accusative	τσίγκο •	τσίγκους •
vocative	τσίγκε •	τσίγκοι •

Coordinate terms

• Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements

Derived terms

• 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

• τσίγκος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

• τσίγκος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el