τσίγκος
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Greek
Etymology
From Italian zinco (“zinc”), from German Zink (“zinc”).
Pronunciation
Noun
τσίγκος • (tsígkos) m (plural τσίγκοι)
- (chemistry, metallurgy) zinc
- Synonym: ψευδάργυρος (psevdárgyros) (formal, technical)
- (metallurgy) zinc in the form of thin sheets (synecdoche)
- (metallurgy) zinc-plated metal sheet
- (typography) zinc plate used in zincography/offset printing (dated)
- (architecture) zinc oxide used in the preparation of house painter's putty (see λαδόστοκος (ladóstokos, “linseed oil putty”))
Declension
Declension of τσίγκος
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- τσίγκινος (tsígkinos, “made of zinc”, adjective) (informal)
- τσιγκογραφία f (tsigkografía, “zincography”, noun)
- τσιγκογραφείο n (tsigkografeío, “print shop using zincography”, noun)
- τσιγκογράφος m (tsigkográfos, “zincographer”, noun)
References
- τσίγκος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
τσίγκος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
