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Greek
- (colloquial): αχτίνα f (achtína)
- αχτίδα f (achtída) (with some change in meaning)
- (misspelling): ακτίδα f (aktída) (with some change in meaning)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkti.na/
- Hyphenation: α‧κτί‧να
Noun
ακτίνα • (aktína) f (plural ακτίνες)
- (physics) light ray, beam of light, X-ray (or other radiation)
- sunbeam
- (geometry) radius (dimension of a circle, physical line)
- σε ακτίνα 200 χιλιομέτρων ― se aktína 200 chiliométron ― within a radius of 200 kilometers
- spoke (of a wheel)
Declension
Declension of ακτίνα
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ακτίνα (aktína)
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ακτίνες (aktínes)
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| genitive
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ακτίνας (aktínas)
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ακτίνων (aktínon)
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| accusative
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ακτίνα (aktína)
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ακτίνες (aktínes)
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| vocative
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ακτίνα (aktína)
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ακτίνες (aktínes)
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Synonyms
- ακτινοβολώ (aktinovoló, “to beam”)
- ακτίνα δράσης f (aktína drásis, “field of action”)
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