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δείκτης

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δείκτης (deíktēs, who shows, points) and semantic loan from French indice, indicateur and German Anzeiger, Anzeige.
The sense "index finger" from Koine δεικτικός (deiktikós) by ellipsis of the noun δάκτυλος (dáktulos) ("the finger that points").[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈði.ktis/
  • Hyphenation: δεί‧κτης

Noun

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δείκτης (deíktism (plural δείκτες)

  1. indicator, quotient, measure (something indicating a value)
    δείκτης νοημοσύνηςdeíktis noïmosýnisintelligence quotient
  2. index finger, forefinger
  3. pointer of an instrument
  4. subscript

Declension

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Declension of δείκτης
singular plural
nominative δείκτης (deíktis) δείκτες (deíktes)
genitive δείκτη (deíkti) δεικτών (deiktón)
accusative δείκτη (deíkti) δείκτες (deíktes)
vocative δείκτη (deíkti) δείκτες (deíktes)

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References

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  1. ^ δείκτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language