κάνναβη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.na.vi/
  • Hyphenation: κάν‧να‧βη

Noun

κάνναβη • (kánnavi) f

  1. cannabis (plant of the genus Cannabis)
    Ινδική κάνναβη ― Indikí kánnavi ― Indian hemp (Cannabis indica)
    κάνναβη η ήμερη ― kánnavi i ímeri ― cannabis, hemp, marijuana (Cannabis sativa) (literally, “the domesticated cannabis”)

Declension

Declension of κάνναβη
singular plural
nominative κάνναβη (kánnavi) καννάβεις (kannáveis)
genitive κάνναβης (kánnavis) καννάβεων (kannáveon)
accusative κάνναβη (kánnavi) καννάβεις (kannáveis)
vocative κάνναβη (kánnavi) καννάβεις (kannáveis)

Older or formal genitive singular: καννάβεως (kannáveos)

  • καννάβι n (kannávi)

References

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

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