ασβέστης

Greek

Alternative forms

• άσβεστος f (ásvestos) — literary
• ασβέστι n (asvésti) — informal

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ασβέστης m (asbéstēs), from ασβέστιν n (asbéstin), itself a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος f (ásbestos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈzve.stis/
• Hyphenation: α‧σβέ‧στης

Noun

ασβέστης • (asvéstis) m (uncountable)

1. (construction) lime, quicklime, whitewash
2. (chemistry) lime, hydrated calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide

Declension

Declension of ασβέστης

	singular	plural
nominative	ασβέστης (asvéstis)	ασβέστες (asvéstes)
genitive	ασβέστη (asvésti)	ασβεστών (asvestón)
accusative	ασβέστη (asvésti)	ασβέστες (asvéstes)
vocative	ασβέστη (asvésti)	ασβέστες (asvéstes)

Related terms

• see: ασβέστιο n (asvéstio, “calcium”)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: azvesti / azveste

References

• ασβέστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

• ασβέστης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el