νεραντζιά
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek νεραντζέα (nerantzéa), from νεράντζιον (nerántzion) + -έα (-éa). By surface analysis, νεράντζ(ι) (nerántz(i)) + -ιά (-iá). [1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]νεραντζιά • (nerantziá) f (plural νεραντζιές)
- Seville orange tree, bitter orange tree
- Οι δρόμοι της Αθήνας είναι γεμάτοι νεραντζιές.
- Oi drómoi tis Athínas eínai gemátoi nerantziés.
- The streets of Athens are full of bitter orange trees.
Declension
[edit]Declension of νεραντζιά
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νεραντζιά • | νεραντζιές • |
| genitive | νεραντζιάς • | νεραντζιών • |
| accusative | νεραντζιά • | νεραντζιές • |
| vocative | νεραντζιά • | νεραντζιές • |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- κίτρο n (kítro, “citron”)
Related terms
[edit]- νεραντζούλα f (nerantzoúla, “small Seville orange tree”) (diminutive)
- and see: νεράντζι n (nerántzi, “Seville orange”) (fruit)
See also
[edit]- trees of genus Κίτρος f (Kítros)
References
[edit]- ^ νεραντζιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]
νεραντζιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
