στοιχείο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon). Compare the inherited doublet στοιχειό (stoicheió).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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στοιχείο (stoicheíon (plural στοιχεία)

  1. unit, element, cell (a portion of a whole)
    1. (chemistry) element
    2. (sciences, mathematics) item of data, piece of information
      Synonym: δεδομένο (dedoméno)
    3. (typography) letter, piece of type
    4. (electricity) cell, battery
    5. (statistics) subset of a population

Declension

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