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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek μυστρίον (mustríon), from Ancient Greek μύστον (múston), of unknown derivation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈstɾi/
- Hyphenation: μυ‧στρί
Noun
μυστρί • (mystrí) n (plural μυστριά)
- trowel (mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar)
1968, “Η Δουλειά Κάνει Τους Άντρες [Hard Work Makes The Man]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Manos Loïzos (music), Ο σταθμός [The Station], performed by Dimitris Efstathiou:Η δουλειά κάνει τους άντρες,
Το γιαπί, το πηλοφόρι, το μυστρί.- I douleiá kánei tous ántres,
To giapí, to pilofóri, to mystrí. - Hard work makes the man,
The building site, the mortarboard, the trowel.
Declension