ζάχαρη
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek ζάχαρις (zákharis) / ζάχαρι(ν) (zákhari(n)), from Ancient Greek σάκχαρις (sákkharis), derived from σάκχαρ (sákkhar) which is ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā) via Pali.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ζάχαρη • (záchari) f (plural ζάχαρες) (plural form is rare)
Usage notes
[edit]Genitive singular: also learned type ζαχάρεως used in the expressions: βιομηχανία ζαχάρεως (sugar industry), εργοστάσιο ζαχάρεως (sugar factory).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ζάχαρη (záchari) | ζάχαρες (záchares) |
| genitive | ζάχαρης (zácharis) | - |
| accusative | ζάχαρη (záchari) | ζάχαρες (záchares) |
| vocative | ζάχαρη (záchari) | ζάχαρες (záchares) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (chemistry, medicine): ζάχαρο n (zácharo, “sugar”)
- (chemistry, medicine): σάκχαρο n (sákcharo, “sugar”)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- αμυλοζάχαρο n (amylozácharo, “starch sugar”)
- αμυλοσάκχαρο n (amylosákcharo, “starch sugar”)
- γλυκόζη f (glykózi, “glucose”)
- καραμέλα f (karaméla, “sweet, piece of candy, piece of confectionery”)
- σταφυλοσάκχαρο n (stafylosákcharo, “grape sugar”)
Related terms
[edit]- αμυλοζάχαρο n (amylozácharo, “starch sugar”)
- αμυλοσάκχαρο n (amylosákcharo, “starch sugar”)
- ζαχαριέρα f (zachariéra, “sugar bowl”)
- ζάχαρο n (zácharo, “diabetes, boiled sweet”)
- ζαχαροδιαβήτης m (zacharodiavítis, “diabetes”)
- ζαχαροκάλαμο n (zacharokálamo, “sugarcane”)
- ζαχαροπλαστείο n (zacharoplasteío, “confectioners', cake shop”)
- ζαχαροπλάστης m (zacharoplástis, “confectioner”)
- ζαχαροπλαστική f (zacharoplastikí, “confectionery, cake making”)
- ζαχαροπλάστισσα f (zacharoplástissa, “confectioner”)
- ζαχαροπλάστρια f (zacharoplástria, “confectioner”)
- ζάχαρος (zácharos, “cooked with sugar”)
- ζαχάρωμα n (zachároma, “coating with sugar or syrup, buttering up, chatting up”)
- ζαχαρώματα n or pl (zacharómata, “cuddling and kissing”)
- σταφυλοσάκχαρο n (stafylosákcharo, “grape sugar”)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- ζάχαρη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ζάχαρις - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- Du Cange, Charles du Fresne (1688) Glossarium ad Scriptores Mediae & Infimae Graecitatis, Leiden: Posuel & Rigaud, column 460
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