(declension-3, masculine) the reed or sley of a weaver's loom
(broadly, declension-3, masculine) the reed or sley of a weaver's loom
(declension-3, masculine) an instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill
(broadly, declension-3, masculine) an instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill
(declension-3, masculine) an instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill
(declension-3, masculine) a rake
Произносится как (IPA)
[ˈpɛk.tɛn]
Этимология (Английский)
From Proto-Italic *pekten, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“pluck”) (whence pecto). Cognate with Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís).