αηδόνι
Greek
Etymology
Byzantine Greek ἀηδόνι (aēdóni), from Koine Greek ἀηδόνιον n (aēdónion), from Ancient Greek ἀηδών f (aēdṓn) with stem ἀηδον-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯ˈðo.ni/ with synizesis of /ai/
- Hyphenation: αη‧δό‧νι
Noun
αηδόνι • (aïdóni) n (plural αηδόνια, feminine αηδόνα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αηδόνι (aïdóni) | αηδόνια (aïdónia) |
| genitive | αηδονιού (aïdonioú) | αηδονιών (aïdonión) |
| accusative | αηδόνι (aïdóni) | αηδόνια (aïdónia) |
| vocative | αηδόνι (aïdóni) | αηδόνια (aïdónia) |
Synonyms
- μπιρμπίλι n (birmpíli) (colloquial name)
- (Katharevousa) ἀηδόνιον (aēdónion)
Related terms
- αηδόνα f (aïdóna)
- αηδονάκι n (aïdonáki) (diminutive)
- αηδόνισμα n (aïdónisma, “nightingale's song”)
- αηδονολαλιά f (aïdonolaliá, “nightingale's song”)
- αηδονολαλώ (aïdonolaló, “to sing like a nightingale”)
- αηδονοφωλιά f (aïdonofoliá, “nightingale's nest”)
References
- ^ αηδόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
- αηδόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αηδόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el