κλειδί

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kleː.dí/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kliˈdi/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kliˈði/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kliˈði/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kliˈði/

Noun

κλειδῐ́ • (kleidí) f

dative singular of κλείς (kleís)

Greek

Alternative forms

(Katharevousa) κλείς (kleís)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειδίον (kleidíon), diminutive of κλείς (kleís).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kliˈði]
Hyphenation: κλει‧δί
Rhymes: -i

Noun

κλειδί • (kleidí) n (plural κλειδιά)

key (to a locked door)
(cryptography) key
(music) key
(engineering) spanner

Declension

declension of κλειδί

	singular	plural
nominative	κλειδί •	κλειδιά •
genitive	κλειδιού •	κλειδιών •
accusative	κλειδί •	κλειδιά •
vocative	κλειδί •	κλειδιά •

Derived terms

κλειδώνω (kleidóno, “to lock”)
γαλλικό κλειδί n (gallikó kleidí, “adjustable spanner, wrench”)
γερμανικό κλειδί n (germanikó kleidí, “spanner, wrench”)

Related terms

κλειδαριά f (kleidariá, “lock”)

and see: κλείνω (kleíno, “to shut”)

Further reading

κλειδί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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