καθρέφτης

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καθρέφτης (kathréphtēs), from earlier καθρέπτης (kathréptēs), from unattested *κάθρεπτον (*káthrepton) < *κάθροπτον (*káthropton), from Koine Greek κάθοπτρον (káthoptron), from Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron).[1] Compare the borrowing κάτοπτρο (kátoptro).

Noun

καθρέφτης • (kathréftis) m (plural καθρέφτες)

  1. mirror
  2. (dated) looking glass

Declension

Declension of καθρέφτης
singular plural
nominative καθρέφτης (kathréftis) καθρέφτες (kathréftes)
genitive καθρέφτη (kathréfti) καθρεφτών (kathreftón)
accusative καθρέφτη (kathréfti) καθρέφτες (kathréftes)
vocative καθρέφτη (kathréfti) καθρέφτες (kathréftes)

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References

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

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