θερμοκήπιο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Calque of French serre chaude (literally hot "squeezed (space)"); by surface analysis, θερμο- (thermo-) +‎ κήπος (kípos) +‎ -ιο (-io).[1] Attested since 1856 in Katharevousa as θερμοκήπιον (thermokípion).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θeɾ.moˈci.pi.o/
  • Hyphenation: θερ‧μο‧κή‧πι‧ο

Noun

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θερμοκήπιο (thermokípion (plural θερμοκήπια)

  1. greenhouse (garden building)
    Synonym: σέρα (séra)
  2. glasshouse (large commercial greenhouse)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ θερμοκήπιο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ θερμοκήπιο p.472, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

Further reading

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