δείκτης
Greek
Alternative forms
- δείχτης (deíchtis) (less formal)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δείκτης (deíktēs, “who shows, poinst”) and semantic loan from French indice, indicateur and German Anzeiger, Anzeige.
The sense "index finger" from Koine δεικτικός (deiktikós) by ellipsis of the noun δάκτυλος (dáktulos) ("the finger that poins").[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈði.ktis/
- Hyphenation: δεί‧κτης
Noun
δείκτης • (deíktis) m (plural δείκτες)
- indicator, quotient, measure (something indicating a value)
- δείκτης νοημοσύνης ― deíktis noïmosýnis ― intelligence quotient
- index finger, forefinger
- pointer of an instrument
- subscript
Declension
Hypernyms
- δάχτυλο n (dáchtylo, “finger”)
Coordinate terms
- αντίχειρας m (antícheiras, “thumb”)
- μεσαίο δάχτυλο n (mesaío dáchtylo, “middle finger”)
- παράμεσος m (parámesos, “ring finger”)
- μικρό δάχτυλο n (mikró dáchtylo, “little finger”)
Derived terms
- δείκτης νοημοσύνης m (deíktis noïmosýnis, “IQ, intelligence quotient”)
Related terms
- see: δείχνω (deíchno, “show, point, point out”)
References
- δείκτης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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