καμίνι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καμίνι(ν) n (kamíni(n)), from Koine Greek καμίνιον n (kamínion), diminutive of Ancient Greek κάμινος f (káminos), of unknown, probably Pre-Greek origin (as suggested by the typically Pre-Greek suffix -ινος).
Noun
καμίνι • (kamíni) n (plural καμίνια)
- furnace, kiln, oven
- Coordinate terms: φούρνος (foúrnos), κλίβανος (klívanos)
- (figuratively) scorcher (hot day)
- (figuratively) a very hot closed space
- (figuratively) harsh conditions requiring great strength
- το καμίνι του πολέμου ― to kamíni tou polémou ― the hard conditions of war
- (poetic) burning passion
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καμίνι (kamíni) | καμίνια (kamínia) |
| genitive | καμινιού (kaminioú) | καμινιών (kaminión) |
| accusative | καμίνι (kamíni) | καμίνια (kamínia) |
| vocative | καμίνι (kamíni) | καμίνια (kamínia) |
Derived terms
- ακαμίνευτος (akamíneftos, “(of metal) not smelted in a furnace; (of ceramic) not baked in a kiln”, adjective)
- ασβεστοκάμινος f (asvestokáminos, “lime kiln”)
- εκκαμίνευση f (ekkamínefsi, “smelting in a furnace”)
- καμινάρης m (kamináris, “furnace-worker”)
- καμινάς m (kaminás, “furnace-worker”)
- καμίνευμα n (kamínevma, “product of furnace smelting”)
- καμινευτήρας m (kamineftíras, “furnace blowtube”)
- καμινευτήριο n (kamineftírio, “part of a factory where steel is heat treated”)
- καμινευτής m (kamineftís, “furnace-worker”)
- καμινευτικός (kamineftikós, “related to furnace smelting”, adjective)
- υψικάμινος f (ypsikáminos, “blast furnace”)
Further reading
- καμίνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- καμίνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language