αυλάκι

From Byzantine Greek αὐλάκιν (aulákin), from Koine Greek αὐλάκιον (aulákion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”) (→ αύλακα (ávlaka)).

αυλάκι • (avláki) n (plural αυλάκια)

1. irrigation ditch

   Synonym: νεροσυρμή (nerosyrmí)

2. (firearms) rifling, rifle groove

• χαντάκι n (chantáki, “roadside gutter, ditch”)

• αυλακιά f (avlakiá, “furrow”)

• see: αυλακιά f (avlakiá, “furrow, groove”)

• αυλάκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language