καλάι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالای (kalay, tin) (Turkish kalay), from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, tin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈla.i/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧λά‧ι

Noun

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καλάι (kaláin (indeclinable)

  1. solder, alloy of tin and (traditionally) lead used to mend, coat, or join –typically small– metal objects.

Declension

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singular
nominative καλάι
genitive (καλαγιού / καλαϊού)
accusative καλάι
vocative καλάι

Genitive is rare. Metalls, usually in the singular.

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