elektra

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• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈlɛk.traː/
• Hyphenation: elek‧tra

elektra f or n (uncountable)

1. (collective) electronics
2. (uncountable) electricity

• IPA^(key): /eˈlektra/

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• Hyphenation: e‧lek‧tra

elektra (accusative singular elektran, plural elektraj, accusative plural elektrajn)

1. electric, electrical
   • 1903, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamenta Krestomatio, Project Gutenberg transcription

     Kiam la insekto flugis antaŭ la elektra lumo, ĝi ĵetis ombron

     When the insect flew in front of the electric light, it threw a shadow

• elektra ŝargo

Borrowed from another language, ultimately from New Latin ēlectricus (“electrical”).

elektrà f (plural elèktros) stress pattern 2

1. electricity

• “elektra”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023