αδράχτι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek αδράχτι (adrákhti), from Koine Greek ἀδράκτιον (adráktion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἄδρακτος (ádraktos), from Ancient Greek ἄτρακτος (átraktos).

Compare Mariupol Greek дърахт (ðraxt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈðɾa.xti/

Noun

αδράχτι • (adráchti) f (plural αδράχτια)

spindle (a rod used for spinning and then winding fibres)

Declension

declension of αδράχτι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αδράχτι •	αδράχτια •
genitive	αδραχτιού •	αδραχτιών •
accusative	αδράχτι •	αδράχτια •
vocative	αδράχτι •	αδράχτια •

Coordinate terms

see: νήμα n (níma, “yarn”)

Related terms

αδράχνω (adráchno, “to grasp”)

Further reading

αδράχτι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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