χένα

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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  • χέννα f (chénna) (older spelling without simplification of double consonant)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈçe.na/
  • Hyphenation: χέ‧να

Noun

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χένα (chénaf (plural χένες)

  1. henna dye [1][2][3] produced from plant Lawsonia inermis
    Synonym: κινά n (kiná)
    For the plant, see feminine κίνα (kína)

Declension

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singular plural
nominative χένα (chéna) χένες (chénes)
genitive χένας (chénas) χενών (chenón)
accusative χένα (chéna) χένες (chénes)
vocative χένα (chéna) χένες (chénes)

References

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  1. ^ χένα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ χένα - 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)
  3. ^ χένα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

Further reading

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