χιόνι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek χιόνι (khióni), from Koine Greek χιόνιον (khiónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”),[1] from Proto-Hellenic *kʰiṓn, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm. Compare Mariupol Greek шон (šon).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]χιόνι • (chióni) n (plural χιόνια)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χιόνι (chióni) | χιόνια (chiónia) |
| genitive | χιονιού (chionioú) | χιονιών (chionión) |
| accusative | χιόνι (chióni) | χιόνια (chiónia) |
| vocative | χιόνι (chióni) | χιόνια (chiónia) |
Derived terms
[edit]- σαν τα χιόνια (san ta chiónia)
Related terms
[edit]- αχιόνιστος (achiónistos)
- χιονάτος (chionátos)
- χιονιάς m (chioniás)
- χιονίστρα f (chionístra)
- χιονο- (chiono-), χιον- (chion-)
- χιονάνθρωπος m (chionánthropos, “snowman”)
- χιονοθύελλα f (chionothýella, “blizzard”)
- χιονόμπαλα f (chionómpala, “snowball”)
- χιονονιφάδα f (chiononifáda, “snowflake”)
- χιονοστιβάδα f (chionostiváda, “avalanche”)
See also
[edit]- πάγος (págos, “ice”)
References
[edit]- ^ χιόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]
χιόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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