θερμοκήπιο
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]θερμοκήπιο • (thermokípio) n (plural θερμοκήπια)
- greenhouse (garden building)
- Synonym: σέρα (séra)
- glasshouse (large commercial greenhouse)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | θερμοκήπιο (thermokípio) | θερμοκήπια (thermokípia) |
| genitive | θερμοκηπίου (thermokipíou) θερμοκήπιου (thermokípiou) |
θερμοκηπίων (thermokipíon) |
| accusative | θερμοκήπιο (thermokípio) | θερμοκήπια (thermokípia) |
| vocative | θερμοκήπιο (thermokípio) | θερμοκήπια (thermokípia) |
Derived terms
[edit]- φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου (fainómeno tou thermokipíou, “greenhouse effect”)
References
[edit]- ^ θερμοκήπιο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ 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
[edit]- θερμοκήπιο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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