άσπρο
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), which also referred to a type of coin originally, from Latin asprum, variant of asperum, accusative of asper (cf. the term nummus asper).
Noun
άσπρο • (áspro) n (plural άσπρα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | άσπρο (áspro) | άσπρα (áspra) |
| genitive | άσπρου (ásprou) | άσπρων (áspron) |
| accusative | άσπρο (áspro) | άσπρα (áspra) |
| vocative | άσπρο (áspro) | άσπρα (áspra) |
Related terms
- ασπράδα f (aspráda, “whiteness”)
- ασπράδι n (asprádi, “egg white”)
- ασπριδερός (aspriderós, “whitish”, adjective)
- ασπρίζω (asprízo, “to whiten”)
- ασπρίλα f (aspríla, “whiteness”)
- άσπρισμα n (ásprisma, “whitewashing, bleaching”)
- ασπριστής m (aspristís, “whitewasher”)
- ασπριτζής m (aspritzís, “plasterer, whitewasher”)
- ασπρογένης m (asprogénis, “white bearded man”)
- ασπρολογώ (asprologó, “to look white”)
- ασπρολούλουδο n (asproloúloudo, “daisy”)
- ασπρομάλλα f (aspromálla, “white-haired woman”)
- ασπρομάλλης m (aspromállis, “white-haired man”)
- ασπροντυμένος (asprontyménos, “dressed in white”, adjective)
- ασπροπρόσωπος (asproprósopos, “white-faced”, adjective)
- ασπρόρουχο n (aspróroucho, “underwear, linen”)
- άσπρος (áspros, “white”, adjective)
- ασπρουδερός (asprouderós, “whitish”, adjective)
- ασπρουλιάρης (asprouliáris, “whitish”, adjective)
- ασπρουλιάρικος (asprouliárikos, “whitish”, adjective)
- ασπροφορεμένος (asproforeménos, “dressed in white”, adjective)
- ασπρόχωμα n (aspróchoma, “white/potters clay”)
- ξασπρίζω (xasprízo, “to whiten; to fade”)
Adjective
άσπρο • (áspro)
- accusative masculine singular of άσπρος (áspros)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of άσπρος (áspros)
Further reading
- Λευκό on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- άσπρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language