μολύβι

Greek

Etymology

From a derivative of Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “graphite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈlivi/

Noun

μολύβι • (molývi) n (plural μολύβια)

1. pencil, pencil lead
2. eyeliner
3. (colloquial) bullets

Declension

Declension of μολύβι

	singular	plural
nominative	μολύβι (molývi)	μολύβια (molývia)
genitive	μολυβιού (molyvioú)	μολυβιών (molyvión)
accusative	μολύβι (molývi)	μολύβια (molývia)
vocative	μολύβι (molývi)	μολύβια (molývia)

Synonyms

• (pencil lead): μύτη f (mýti, “point of pencil”)

Related terms

• μηχανικό μολύβι n (michanikó molývi, “propelling pencil, mechanical pencil”)

Descendants

• → Albanian: molivë
• → Aromanian: muliv
• → Bulgarian: молив (moliv)
• → Macedonian: молив (moliv)

See also

• μόλυβδος m (mólyvdos, “lead”)
• μολυβδαίνιο n (molyvdaínio, “molybdenum”)
• γραφίτης m (grafítis, “graphite”)

Further reading

• μολύβι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el