πιρούνι
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- πηρούνι n (piroúni)
Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek πιρούνιν (piroúnin) and περούνιν (peroúnin), from Koine Greek περόνιον (perónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, brooch”).
Noun
[edit]πιρούνι • (piroúni) n (plural πιρούνια)
- (cutlery) fork
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πιρούνι (piroúni) | πιρούνια (piroúnia) |
| genitive | πιρουνιού (pirounioú) | πιρουνιών (pirounión) |
| accusative | πιρούνι (piroúni) | πιρούνια (piroúnia) |
| vocative | πιρούνι (piroúni) | πιρούνια (piroúnia) |
Derived terms
[edit]- μαχαιροπίρουνα n pl (machairopírouna, “silverware, cutlery”)
Related terms
[edit]- μαχαίρι n (machaíri, “knife”)
- κουτάλι n (koutáli, “spoon”)
- πιάτο n (piáto, “plate”)
- ποτήρι n (potíri, “glass”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Albanian: pirun
- → Aromanian: pirunã
- → Friulian: piron
- → Ladino: piron
- → Mòcheno: paru'
- → Romanian: piron
- → Serbo-Croatian: pirun / пирун
- → Venetan: piron
- → Cimbrian: pirù
- → Lombard: piron
Further reading
[edit]- πιρούνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
πιρούνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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