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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plaˈti.na/
- Hyphenation: πλα‧τί‧να
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian platina[1] or from French platine[2] Ultimately from Spanish platina (“platinum”).
Noun
πλατίνα • (platína) f (plural πλατίνες) usually in the singular
- (chemistry) platinum
- Synonym: λευκόχρυσος (lefkóchrysos)
Η πλατίνα είναι ένα πολύτιμο μέταλλο.- I platína eínai éna polýtimo métallo.
- Platinum is a precious metal.
Declension
πλατίνα
case \ number
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singular
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nominative
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πλατίνα •
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genitive
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πλατίνας •
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accusative
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πλατίνα •
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vocative
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πλατίνα •
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Coordinate terms
- πλατινέ n (platiné, “of platinum colour”, adjective)
- πλατινένιος (platinénios, “made from platinum”, adjective)
See also
Etymology 2
Semantic loan from French vis platinées (plural).[1]
Noun
πλατίνα • (platína) f (plural πλατίνες)
- (engineering) contact breaker (electrical switch in internal combustion engines)
- Οι πλατίνες έχουν φθαρεί. ― Oi platínes échoun fthareí. ― The contact breakers have been damaged.
Declension
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 πλατίνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ πλατίνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre