δείκτης

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Greek

Alternative forms

δείχτης (deíchtis) (less formal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δείκτης (deíktēs, “who shows, poinst”) and semantic loan from French indice, indicateur and German Anzeiger, Anzeige.
The sense "index finger" from Koine δεικτικός (deiktikós) by ellipsis of the noun δάκτυλος (dáktulos) ("the finger that poins").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈði.ktis/
Hyphenation: δεί‧κτης

Noun

δείκτης • (deíktis) m (plural δείκτες)

indicator, quotient, measure (something indicating a value)
δείκτης νοημοσύνης ― deíktis noïmosýnis ― intelligence quotient
index finger, forefinger
pointer of an instrument
subscript

Declension

declension of δείκτης

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	δείκτης •	δείκτες •
genitive	δείκτη •	δεικτών •
accusative	δείκτη •	δείκτες •
vocative	δείκτη •	δείκτες •

Hypernyms

δάχτυλο n (dáchtylo, “finger”)

Coordinate terms

αντίχειρας m (antícheiras, “thumb”)
μεσαίο δάχτυλο n (mesaío dáchtylo, “middle finger”)
παράμεσος m (parámesos, “ring finger”)
μικρό δάχτυλο n (mikró dáchtylo, “little finger”)

Derived terms

δείκτης νοημοσύνης m (deíktis noïmosýnis, “IQ, intelligence quotient”)

Related terms

see: δείχνω (deíchno, “show, point, point out”)

References

^ δείκτης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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