πλάστιγξ

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Etymology[edit]

The etymological base of the word is not clear. Formally, there is no reason to disconnect the word from πλάσσω (plássō, to knead, mold), but this linkage is not evident on the semantic side. The same holds true for the connection with πλατύς (platús, flat). In view of the suffix -ιγγ-, it therefore seems better to assume a Pre-Greek origin.

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Noun[edit]

πλᾰ́στῐγξ (plástinxf (genitive πλᾰ́στῐγγος); third declension

  1. scale of a balance
  2. disk poised on the top of the rhabdus, in the game of cottabus
  3. (zoology) valve of an oyster shell
  4. collar for horses
  5. (in the plural) surgical splints

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