ιστός

See also: ἱστός and -ιστος

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 • (istósm (plural ιστοί)

  1. mast, spar on a ship
    Synonyms: κατάρτι (katárti), άλμπουρο (álmpouro), ξάρτι (xárti)
    Coordinate term: (topmast) αρμπουρέτο (armpouréto)
  2. (technology) aerial, antenna
    Synonym: κεραία (keraía)
    ιστός κεραίαςistós keraíasaerial mast
  3. flagpole
  4. loom, warp, woven fabric
    Synonym: στημόνι (stimóni)
  5. spiderweb, spider web
  6. web
    Synonym: δίχτυ (díchty)
    Παγκόσμιος ΙστόςPagkósmios IstósWorldwide Web
  7. (figuratively) structure (of novel, film script, etc)
  8. (anatomy, biology) tissue, bundle (grouping of similar cells)
    λιπώδης ιστόςlipódis istósadipose tissue

Declension

Declension of ιστός
singular plural
nominative ιστός (istós) ιστοί (istoí)
genitive ιστού (istoú) ιστών (istón)
accusative ιστό (istó) ιστούς (istoús)
vocative ιστέ (isté) ιστοί (istoí)

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