ιστός
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “mast, loom, web”). The biological sense is a semantic loan from French tissu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈstos/
Noun
ιστός • (istós) m (plural ιστοί)
- mast, spar on a ship
- Synonyms: κατάρτι (katárti), άλμπουρο (álmpouro), ξάρτι (xárti)
- Coordinate term: (topmast) αρμπουρέτο (armpouréto)
- (technology) aerial, antenna
- Synonym: κεραία (keraía)
- ιστός κεραίας ― istós keraías ― aerial mast
- flagpole
- loom, warp, woven fabric
- Synonym: στημόνι (stimóni)
- spiderweb, spider web
- web
- Synonym: δίχτυ (díchty)
- Παγκόσμιος Ιστός ― Pagkósmios Istós ― Worldwide Web
- (figuratively) structure (of novel, film script, etc)
- (anatomy, biology) tissue, bundle (grouping of similar cells)
- λιπώδης ιστός ― lipódis istós ― adipose tissue
Declension
declension of ιστός
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ιστός • | ιστοί • |
| genitive | ιστού • | ιστών • |
| accusative | ιστό • | ιστούς • |
| vocative | ιστέ • | ιστοί • |
Derived terms
- Παγκόσμιος Ιστός m (Pagkósmios Istós, “World Wide Web”)
Related terms
- ιστίο n (istío, “sail”)
- ιστιοδρομία f (istiodromía, “yacht racing”)
- ιστιοπλοΐα f (istioploḯa, “yachting, sailing”)
- ιστιοπλοϊκός (istioploïkós, “sailing”, adjective)
- ιστιοπλόος m or f (istioplóos, “yachtsman”)
- ιστιοσανίδα f (istiosanída, “sail board”)
- ιστιοφόρο n (istiofóro, “sailing boat”)
Further reading
ιστός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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