ḗlektron
ḗlektron ἤλεκτρον Bernstein
Related to Ancient Greek ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “scheinend, brilliant; Beiname der Sonne”, weitere Herkunft unbekannt.. Possible, though doubtful, connections include Sanskrit उल्का (ulkā́, “meteor”) and/or Latin Vulcānus (“god of fire and metalworking”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”), or Pre-Greek.
- IPA(key): /ɛ̌ː.lek.tron/ → /ˈi.lek.tron/ → /ˈi.lek.tron/
ἤλεκτρον • (ḗlektron) n (genitive ἠλέκτρου); second declension
- amber
- Synonym: λυγγούριον (lungoúrion)
- alloy of gold and silver, electrum
ḗ-léktron ἤ-λέκτρον (??)
hḗlĭos ἥλῐος Sonne + léktron λέκτρον "Lager"