λινός

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See also: Λίνος and Λῖνος

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek λινός (linós), from Ancient Greek λινοῦς (linoûs) with metaplasm of the ending,[1] contracted form of λίνεος (líneos, flaxen), from λίνον (línon, flax).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧νός

Adjective

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λινός (linósm (feminine λινή, neuter λινό)

  1. linen (made of flax fibres)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ λινός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998