νυστέρι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نیشتر (nişter), with the spelling influenced by Ancient Greek νύσσω (nússō, “to stab, pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈste.ɾi/

Noun

νυστέρι • (nystéri) n (plural νυστέρια)

1. (medicine) scalpel, lancet

Declension

Declension of νυστέρι

	singular	plural
nominative	νυστέρι (nystéri)	νυστέρια (nystéria)
genitive	νυστεριού (nysterioú)	νυστεριών (nysterión)
accusative	νυστέρι (nystéri)	νυστέρια (nystéria)
vocative	νυστέρι (nystéri)	νυστέρια (nystéria)

Further reading

• νυστέρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language