Electra

== English == === Alternative forms === Elektra === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹə/ === Proper noun === Electra (Greek mythology) Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. (astronomy) One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === lac tree, treacle == Dutch == === Etymology === Attested as Electra in 1936. Named after a nearby electric pumphouse. See also Dutch Low Saxon Elektra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːˈlɛk.traː/ Hyphenation: Elec‧tra === Proper noun === Electra n a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈleɡtɾa/ [eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾa] Rhymes: -eɡtɾa Syllabification: E‧lec‧tra === Proper noun === Electra f Electra ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Electra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025