stylus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin stylus, alternative spelling of stilus. Unrelated to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stulos, “pillar”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stylus (plural styli or styluses)
- A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets; a sharp tool for engraving.
- A phonograph needle.
- A small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
- A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tool for writing on clay tablets
phonograph needle
pen for writing on touch-sensitive screen
tool for writing Braille
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Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
stylus m
- stylus (small plastic stick used as a pen for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget)
Declension[edit]
declension of stylus
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stylus | stylusy |
| genitive | stylusu | stylusů |
| dative | stylusu | stylusům |
| accusative | stylus | stylusy |
| vocative | styluse | stylusy |
| locative | stylusu, styluse | stylusech |
| instrumental | stylusem | stylusy |
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
stylus (genitive stylī); m, second declension
- Alternative form of stilus.
