ασβέστης
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek ασβέστης m (asbéstēs), from ασβέστιν n (asbéstin), itself a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος f (ásbestos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ασβέστης • (asvéstis) m (uncountable)
- (construction) lime, quicklime, whitewash
- (chemistry) lime, hydrated calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide
Declension
[edit]Declension of ασβέστης
Related terms
[edit]- see: ασβέστιο n (asvéstio, “calcium”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ασβέστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]- ασβέστης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el