Elektra

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See also: elektra and Elektrą

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elektra f

  1. Electra (mythical woman)

Declension

Further reading

  • Elektra”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Electra, from Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈlɛk.tra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛktra
  • Syllabification: E‧lek‧tra

Proper noun

Elektra f

  1. (Greek mythology) Electra (daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra)
  2. (Greek mythology) Electra (name of various figures in Greek mythology)
  3. Electra (one of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Elektra in Polish dictionaries at PWN