πλατίνα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plaˈti.na/
- Hyphenation: πλα‧τί‧να
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian platina[1] or from French platine[2] Ultimately from Spanish platina (“platinum”).
Noun
πλατίνα • (platína) f (plural πλατίνες) usually in the singular
- (chemistry) platinum
- Synonym: λευκόχρυσος (lefkóchrysos)
- Η πλατίνα είναι ένα πολύτιμο μέταλλο.
- I platína eínai éna polýtimo métallo.
- Platinum is a precious metal.
Declension
Coordinate terms
- Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements
Related terms
- πλατινέ n (platiné, “of platinum colour”, adjective)
- πλατινένιος (platinénios, “made from platinum”, adjective)
See also
- Λευκόχρυσος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Noun
πλατίνα • (platína) f (plural πλατίνες)
- (engineering) contact breaker (electrical switch in internal combustion engines)
- Οι πλατίνες έχουν φθαρεί. ― Oi platínes échoun fthareí. ― The contact breakers have been damaged.
Declension
References
- πλατίνα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- πλατίνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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