ποντίκι

See also: ποντικί

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ποντίκιν (pontíkin), ποντίκιον (pontíkion), diminutives of ποντικός (pontikós), from the Ancient Greek Ποντικός μῦς (Pontikós mûs, “a kind of weasel”), that is a μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) from Pontus; Ποντικός (Pontikós, “Pontic”). The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ponˈdi.ci/ compare with: ποντικί (pontikí, “the colour of a mouse”)
  • Hyphenation: πο‧ντί‧κι

Noun

ποντίκι • (pontíki) n (plural ποντίκια)

  1. mouse (rodent)
  2. strong muscles, especially biceps
  3. (cooking) meat from the lower part of the leg of a calf
  4. (computing) mouse
  5. (military slang) recruit, newbie

Declension
declension of ποντίκι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ποντίκι • ποντίκια •
genitive ποντικιού • ποντικιών •
accusative ποντίκι • ποντίκια •
vocative ποντίκι • ποντίκια •

Synonyms
  • ποντικάκι n (pontikáki) (diminutive)
  • ποντίκαρος m (pontíkaros) (augmentative)
  • πόντικας m (póntikas) (augmentative)
  • ποντικί n (pontikí, “gris souris”) (colour, informal)
  • ποντίτζιν n (pontítzin) (dialectal, Cyprus)

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Further reading
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