καλάι
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالای (kalay, “tin”) (Turkish kalay), from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
καλάι • (kalái) n (indeclinable)
- solder, alloy of tin and (traditionally) lead used to mend, coat, or join –typically small– metal objects.
Declension
declension of καλάι
Related terms
- καλαϊτζής m (kalaïtzís, “tinkerer”)
See also
- κασσίτερος m (kassíteros, “tin”)
- κασσιτεροκόλληση f (kassiterokóllisi, “soldering”)
- κολλητήρι n (kollitíri, “soldering iron”)
Further reading
καλάι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- “καλάι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
