τιμόνι
Ancient Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]τιμόνι • (timóni) n (Byzantine)
- rudder, tiller, helm
- Synonym: πηδάλιον (pēdálion)
- 14th c., Κρασοπατέρας, in ms. Vind. theol. gr. 244[1] (16th c.), folio 328v[1][2]:
- καὶ πάλϊν μεταποίησον τὸν οὐρανὸν καράβην · τὰ νέφη χρισιοἄρμενα τιμόνη τὸ φεγγάρη · καραβοκύρην ἄνεμον καὶ ναύταις τοὺς ἀστέρας
- kaì pálïn metapoíēson tòn ouranòn karábēn ; tà néphē khrisioármena timónē tò phengárē ; karabokúrēn ánemon kaì naútais toùs astéras
- And again transform the sky into a ship, // the clouds into golden sails, into a rudder the Moon, // into a captain the wind, and into sailors the stars.
Descendants
[edit]- Greek: τιμόνι (timóni)
- → Romanian: timonă
- → Ottoman Turkish: دومن (dümen)
- → Laz: დიმონი (dimoni), დიმარი (dimari) — Vitse
- → Middle Georgian: ტიმონი (ṭimoni)
References
[edit]- ^ Legrand, Émile (1874) “Φιλοσοφία Κρασοπατέρα”, in Recueil de chansons populaires grecques (Collection de monuments pour servire à l'étude de la langue néo–hellénique. Nouvelle série; 1), Athens: A. Coromilas, page 4, lines 20–22
- ^ Moennig, Ulrich (2023) “Ο Κρασοπατέρας του 14ου αιώνα – Kριτική έκδοση”, in Kalligraphos – Essays on Byzantine Language, Literature and Palaeography (Byzantinisches Archiv; 42), W. de Gruyter, , page 192, lines 20–22
- τιμόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek τιμόνι (timóni), from Venetan timon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τιμόνι • (timóni) n (plural τιμόνια)
- (transport) steering wheel (of car), helm, tiller (of boat) (steering apparatus)
- Να κρατάς γερά το τιμόνι όταν οδηγάς.
- Na kratás gerá to timóni ótan odigás.
- Hold the wheel tight when you're driving.
- Ο καπετάνιος είναι στο τιμόνι.
- O kapetánios eínai sto timóni.
- The captain is at the helm.
- (nautical, by extension) helmsman (member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τιμόνι (timóni) | τιμόνια (timónia) |
| genitive | τιμονιού (timonioú) | τιμονιών (timonión) |
| accusative | τιμόνι (timóni) | τιμόνια (timónia) |
| vocative | τιμόνι (timóni) | τιμόνια (timónia) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (helm): πηδάλιο n (pidálio)
Descendants
[edit]- → Romanian: timonă
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