επωμίδα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπωμίδα (epōmída), accusative form of ἐπωμίς (epōmís, “shoulder-strap of a woman's tunic”), with semantic loan from French épaulette.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.poˈmi.ða/
- Hyphenation: ε‧πω‧μί‧δα
Noun
επωμίδα • (epomída) f (plural επωμίδες)
- epaulette (an ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | επωμίδα (epomída) | επωμίδες (epomídes) |
| genitive | επωμίδας (epomídas) | επωμίδων (epomídon) |
| accusative | επωμίδα (epomída) | επωμίδες (epomídes) |
| vocative | επωμίδα (epomída) | επωμίδες (epomídes) |
References
- ^ επωμίδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language