αφιόνι

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀφιόνι(ον) (aphióni(on)), a medieval αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”), from Ottoman Turkish آفیون (afyon, “opium”), ultimately a reborrowing from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).

• IPA^(key): /aˈfço.ni/
• Hyphenation: α‧φιό‧νι

αφιόνι • (afióni) n (plural αφιόνια)

1. opium

   Synonym: όπιο (ópio)

2. opium poppy, Papaver somniferum

   Synonym: μήκων η υπνοφόρος (míkon i ypnofóros)

3. (by extension) anything that numbs, stupefies or brings one in a frantic state

• αφιονίζω (afionízo, verb)
• αφιονισμός m (afionismós)

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