σινάφι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صنف (sınıf, “class, category”), from Arabic صِنْف (ṣinf, “class, species”). Compare Turkish sınıf (“class, classroom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnafi/
• Hyphenation: σι‧νά‧φι

Noun

σινάφι • (sináfi) n (plural σινάφια)

1. a class of people practicing the same craft or sharing the same occupation (dated, vernacular)
2. (derogatory) people of the same social class or group

Declension

Declension of σινάφι

	singular	plural
nominative	σινάφι (sináfi)	σινάφια (sináfia)
genitive	σιναφιού (sinafioú)	σιναφιών (sinafión)
accusative	σινάφι (sináfi)	σινάφια (sináfia)
vocative	σινάφι (sináfi)	σινάφια (sináfia)

Further reading

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