κλείστρο
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κλεῖστρον (kleîstron, “door latch”).[1] By surface analysis, κλείσ- (kleís-) + -τρο (-tro).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]κλείστρο • (kleístro) n (plural κλείστρα)
- (firearms) bolt (a sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- (firearms) breechblock (the metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge)
- (photography) shutter (the part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κλείστρο (kleístro) | κλείστρα (kleístra) |
| genitive | κλείστρου (kleístrou) | κλείστρων (kleístron) |
| accusative | κλείστρο (kleístro) | κλείστρα (kleístra) |
| vocative | κλείστρο (kleístro) | κλείστρα (kleístra) |
Related terms
[edit]- see: κλείνω (kleíno)
References
[edit]- ^ κλείστρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]
Κλείστρο φωτογραφικής μηχανής on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
