τσίγκος
Greek
Etymology
From Italian zinco (“zinc”), from German Zink (“zinc”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsiŋɡos/
- Hyphenation: τσί‧γκος
Noun
τσίγκος • (tsígkos) m (plural τσίγκοι)
- (chemistry, metallurgy) zinc
- Synonym: ψευδάργυρος (psevdárgyros) (formal, technical)
- (metallurgy) zinc in the form of thin sheets (synecdoche)
- (metallurgy) zinc-plated metal sheet
- (typography) zinc plate used in zincography/offset printing (dated)
- (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 • | τσίγκοι • |
| genitive | τσίγκου • | τσίγκων • |
| accusative | τσίγκο • | τσίγκους • |
| vocative | τσίγκε • | τσίγκοι • |
Derived terms
- τσίγκινος (tsígkinos, “made of zinc”, adjective) (informal)
- τσιγκογραφία f (tsigkografía, “zincography”, noun)
- τσιγκογραφείο n (tsigkografeío, “print shop using zincography”, noun)
- τσιγκογράφος m (tsigkográfos, “zincographer”, noun)
Coordinate terms
- Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements
Further reading
τσίγκος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
- τσίγκος in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.