άνθρακας
Greek
Alternative forms
- άνθραξ (ánthrax) (dated or formal)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “charcoal”), from the accusative singular "τόν (tón) ἄνθρακα (ánthraka); compare dialectal άθρακας (áthrakas, “disease, pestilence”).
For the chemical sense, semantic loan from French carbone. For the disease, semantic loan from English anthrax, from Latin anthrax from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax) in sense "carbuncle".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.θɾa.kas/
- Hyphenation: άν‧θρα‧κας
Noun
άνθρακας • (ánthrakas) m (countable and uncountable, plural άνθρακες)
Declension
Coordinate terms
- Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements
Related terms
Carbon
- ανθρακικό οξύ n (anthrakikó oxý, “carbonic acid, carbon dioxide”)
- ανθρακικό n (anthrakikó, “carbonic acid, carbon dioxide”)
- ανθρακικός (anthrakikós, “carbonic”, adjective)
- ανθρακοποίηση f (anthrakopoíisi, “carbonisation”)
- ανθρακούχος (anthrakoúchos, “carbonic, carbonated”)
- ανθρακοφόρος (anthrakofóros, “carboniferous”, adjective)
- ανθράκωση f (anthrákosi, “carbonisation”)
- διοξείδιο του άνθρακα n (dioxeídio tou ánthraka, “carbon dioxide”)
Coal
- ανθρακαέριο n (anthrakaério, “coal gas”)
- ανθρακαποθήκη f (anthrakapothíki, “coal bunker, coal cellar”)
- ανθρακέμπορος m (anthrakémporos, “coal merchant”)
- ανθρακεργάτης m (anthrakergátis, “coal worker, miner”)
- ανθράκευση f (anthrákefsi, “bunkering, coaling”)
- ανθρακεύω (anthrakévo, “to bunker, to load coal”)
- ανθρακιά f (anthrakiá, “ember, coal fire”)
- ανθρακίτης m (anthrakítis, “anthracite”)
- ανθρακοπωλείο n (anthrakopoleío, “coaler's yard, coal store”)
- ανθρακοπωλείο n (anthrakopoleío, “coal yard, coal store”)
- ανθρακοπώλης m (anthrakopólis, “coal merchant, coaler”)
- ανθρακόσκονη f (anthrakóskoni, “coal dust”)
- ανθρακωρυχείο n (anthrakorycheío, “coal mine”)
- ανθρακωρύχος m (anthrakorýchos, “coal miner”)
Further reading
- άνθρακας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
- άνθρακας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- (element):
άνθρακας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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