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 (sfyrí)	σφυριά (sfyriá)
genitive	σφυριού (sfyrioú)	σφυριών (sfyrión)
accusative	σφυρί (sfyrí)	σφυριά (sfyriá)
vocative	σφυρί (sfyrí)	σφυριά (sfyriá)

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