κλειδί

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλειδῐ́ • (kleidí) f

  1. dative singular of κλείς (kleís)

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κλειδίν (kleidín), from Ancient Greek κλειδίον (kleidíon), diminutive of κλείς (kleís), from Proto-Hellenic *klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kliˈði]
  • Hyphenation: κλει‧δί
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

κλειδί • (kleidí) n (plural κλειδιά)

  1. key (an object that goes into the keyhole and as it turns left or right it locks or unlocks a door, drawer, etc.)
  2. (cryptography) key
  3. (music) key
  4. (engineering) wrench
  5. (construction) keystone (a central wedge-shaped piece of an arch or dome that locks the other pieces in place)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.