τσίγκος

Greek

Etymology

From Italian zinco (“zinc”), from German Zink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siŋ.ɡos/
• Hyphenation: τσί‧γκος

Noun

τσίγκος • (tsígkos) m (plural τσίγκοι)

1. (chemistry, metallurgy) zinc

   Synonym: ψευδάργυρος (psevdárgyros) (formal, technical)

2. (metallurgy) zinc in the form of thin sheets (synecdoche)
3. (metallurgy) zinc-plated metal sheet
4. (typography) zinc plate used in zincography/offset printing (dated)
5. (architecture) zinc oxide used in the preparation of house painter's putty (see λαδόστοκος (ladóstokos, “linseed oil putty”))

Declension

Declension of τσίγκος

	singular	plural
nominative	τσίγκος (tsígkos)	τσίγκοι (tsígkoi)
genitive	τσίγκου (tsígkou)	τσίγκων (tsígkon)
accusative	τσίγκο (tsígko)	τσίγκους (tsígkous)
vocative	τσίγκε (tsígke)	τσίγκοι (tsígkoi)

Coordinate terms

• Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements

Derived terms

• τσίγκινος (tsígkinos, “made of zinc”, adjective) (informal)
• τσιγκογραφείο n (tsigkografeío, “print shop using zincography”, noun)
• τσιγκογραφία f (tsigkografía, “zincography”, noun)
• τσιγκογράφος m (tsigkográfos, “zincographer”, noun)

References

• τσίγκος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

• τσίγκος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el