νενέ

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Turkish nine (grandmother)[1][2]

(but note that Ancient Greek νίννη (nínnē, grandmother) is attested from the 1st century AD.)

Noun

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νενέ (nenéf

  1. (colloquial) grandmother

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας, Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
  2. ^ νενέ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.