πλήκτρο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron).

Noun

πλήκτρο • (plíktro) n (plural πλήκτρα)

1. (music) key (of keyboard instrument)
2. (music) plectrum (for playing guitar, bouzouki, etc)
3. (computing) key (of computer, typewriter, calculator, etc)
4. (anatomy) spur, claw on rear of fowl's leg

Declension

Declension of πλήκτρο

	singular	plural
nominative	πλήκτρο •	πλήκτρα •
genitive	πλήκτρου •	πλήκτρων •
accusative	πλήκτρο •	πλήκτρα •
vocative	πλήκτρο •	πλήκτρα •

Synonyms

• πένα f (péna, “nib, plectrum”)

Related terms

• πληκτρολόγιο n (pliktrológio, “keyboard”)

Further reading

• πλήκτρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language