Éileictre

Irish (Donegal)

proper noun

Definitions

(Greek mythology) Electra

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (amber, alloy of gold and silver, gold-silver alloy).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἤλεκτρον

Gloss

amber, alloy of gold and silver, gold-silver alloy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

electrode English
electrolysis English
electron English
electrum Latin
ēlectrum Latin
электро́ника Russian
электроскоп Russian
ἠλέκτρινος Ancient Greek
ἤλεκτρον Ancient Greek
Ἠλέκτρα Ancient Greek
elektro- Norwegian Bokmål
elektro- Norwegian Nynorsk
elektro- Czech
ήλεκτρο Greek (modern)
ēlectricus la-new