λεμόνι
See also: λεμονί
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- λεϊμόνι n (leïmóni) — colloquial
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek λεμόνι (lemóni) from the form λιμόνι, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Classical Persian لیمو (lēmō).[1][2]
Cognate with Mariupol Greek лемо́н (ljemón).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]λεμόνι • (lemóni) n (plural λεμόνια)
- lemon (fruit)
- lemon yellow, lemon (colour)
- (adjectively + noun for kinds of beverages, sweets or juices)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λεμόνι (lemóni) | λεμόνια (lemónia) |
| genitive | λεμονιού (lemonioú) | λεμονιών (lemonión) |
| accusative | λεμόνι (lemóni) | λεμόνια (lemónia) |
| vocative | λεμόνι (lemóni) | λεμόνια (lemónia) |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ λεμόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ λεμόνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
[edit]
λεμόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- λεμόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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