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 • (aïdónin (plural αηδόνια, feminine αηδόνα)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Declension

Declension of αηδόνι
singular plural
nominative αηδόνι (aïdóni) αηδόνια (aïdónia)
genitive αηδονιού (aïdonioú) αηδονιών (aïdonión)
accusative αηδόνι (aïdóni) αηδόνια (aïdónia)
vocative αηδόνι (aïdóni) αηδόνια (aïdónia)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ αηδόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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