πλῆκτρον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (music) plectrum tool for striking the lyre
- spur
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek πλήσσω (strike, smite, I strike).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πλήσσω
Gloss
strike, smite, I strike
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- plectrum English
- plectrum Latin
- plēctrum Latin
- plettro Italian
- plectrum Dutch, Flemish
- plectre French
- plectro Spanish, Castilian
- θεοπληξία Ancient Greek
- πλήσσω Ancient Greek
- πληγάς Ancient Greek
- πληγή Ancient Greek
- πλῆγμα Ancient Greek
- πλῆξις Ancient Greek
- ἀποπλήσσω Ancient Greek
- ἐκπλήσσω Ancient Greek
- ἔκπληξις Ancient Greek
- ἡδονόπληκτος Ancient Greek
- plectro Portuguese
- plektron Polish
- πλήκτρο Greek (modern)
- *plā́ťťō Proto-Hellenic