αμάλγαμα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reborrowing from French amalgame, from Medieval Latin amalgama, from Arabic مَلْغَم (malḡam), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμᾰ (málagmă). Doublet of μάλαμα (málama).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]αμάλγαμα • (amálgama) n (plural αμαλγάματα)
- (chemistry, metallurgy) amalgam (alloy of mercury)
- (dentistry) amalgam (tooth filling)
- (figuratively) amalgam, medley, mashup
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αμάλγαμα (amálgama) | αμαλγάματα (amalgámata) |
| genitive | αμαλγάματος (amalgámatos) | αμαλγαμάτων (amalgamáton) |
| accusative | αμάλγαμα (amálgama) | αμαλγάματα (amalgámata) |
| vocative | αμάλγαμα (amálgama) | αμαλγάματα (amalgámata) |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- κράμα n (kráma, “alloy”)
Related terms
[edit]- αμαλγαμώνω (amalgamóno, “to amalgamate”)
- αμαλγάμωση f (amalgámosi, “amalgamation”)
- αμαλγαμάτωση f (amalgamátosi, “to amalgamation”)
Further reading
[edit]
αμάλγαμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- αμάλγαμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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