αλώνι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek ἁλώνιν (halṓnin), from Koine Greek ἁλώνιον (halṓnion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs). Doublet of άλως (álos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]αλώνι • (alóni) n (plural αλώνια)
- (agriculture) threshing floor (floor where grain is threshed)
- (by extension) threshing
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλώνι (alóni) | αλώνια (alónia) |
| genitive | αλωνιού (alonioú) | αλωνιών (alonión) |
| accusative | αλώνι (alóni) | αλώνια (alónia) |
| vocative | αλώνι (alóni) | αλώνια (alónia) |
Derived terms
[edit]- see: αλωνίζω (alonízo, “to thresh”)
- χέστηκε η φοράδα στ' αλώνι (chéstike i foráda st' alóni) (vulgar, colloquial, proverb)
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