τέλι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تل‎, from Armenian թել (tʿel, “thread”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteli/
Hyphenation: τέ‧λι

Noun

τέλι • (téli) n (plural τέλια)

thin wire
metallic cord
(music) string (metallic, as in guitars, bouzoukis, etc)
- 1966, Alekos Sakellarios/Giorgos Zampetas, Σήκω χόρεψε συρτάκι:
  Θέλω κέφια, θέλω γέλια, κι η φωνή μου ν’ ακουστεί
  Απ’ του μπουζουκιού τα τέλια έχω απόψε κρεμαστεί.
  I want fun, I want laughter and my voice to be heard
  I have hung myself up by the bouzouki's strings tonight.

Declension

declension of τέλι

	singular	plural
nominative	τέλι •	τέλια •
genitive	τελιού •	τελιών •
accusative	τέλι •	τέλια •
vocative	τέλι •	τέλια •

Synonyms

σύρμα n (sýrma)
καλώδιο n (kalódio)

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