σφυρί

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra). Cognate with Mariupol Greek сфири́ (sfirí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sfiˈri/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

σφυρί • (sfyrí) n (plural σφυριά)

1. hammer, mallet
2. gavel (of auctioneer)

Declension

Declension of σφυρί

	singular	plural
nominative	σφυρί •	σφυριά •
genitive	σφυριού •	σφυριών •
accusative	σφυρί •	σφυριά •
vocative	σφυρί •	σφυριά •

Related terms

• ασφυρηλάτητος (asfyrilátitos, “unforged, unwrought”, adjective)
• σφυρηλασία f (sfyrilasía, “forging”)
• σφυρηλάτηση f (sfyrilátisi, “forging”)
• σφυρήλατος f (sfyrílatos, “forging”)
• σφυρηλατώ (sfyrilató, “to forge”)

Further reading

• σφυρί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• σφυρί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el