σπίρτο
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian spirito with silencing of the unaccented [i], from Latin spiritus.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]σπίρτο • (spírto) n (plural σπίρτα)
- match (stick)
- (figurative) very clever
- expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, “truly clever! absolute genius!”)
- (colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σπίρτο (spírto) | σπίρτα (spírta) |
| genitive | σπίρτου (spírtou) | σπίρτων (spírton) |
| accusative | σπίρτο (spírto) | σπίρτα (spírta) |
| vocative | σπίρτο (spírto) | σπίρτα (spírta) |
Related terms
[edit]- σπιρτάδα f (spirtáda)
- σπιρτόζικα (spirtózika, adverb)
- σπιρτόζικος (spirtózikos, adjective)
- σπιρτόζος (spirtózos, adjective)
- σπιρτόκουτο n (spirtókouto, “matchbox”)
- σπιρτόξυλο n (spirtóxylo, “match stick; very thin”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Egyptian Arabic: سبرتو (sebérto)
See also
[edit]- In Katharevousa: πυρεῖον (pureîon, “match”), original ancient sense: "firestick"
References
[edit]- ^ σπίρτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]- σπίρτο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
σπίρτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
