λεμόνι

See also: λεμονί

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λεμόνι (lemóni) from the form λιμόνι, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Classical Persian لیمو (lēmō).[1][2]

Cognate with Mariupol Greek лемо́н (ljemón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈmo.ni/
  • Hyphenation: λε‧μό‧νι - compare to λεμονί (lemoní)

Noun

λεμόνι • (lemónin (plural λεμόνια)

  1. lemon (fruit)
  2. lemon yellow, lemon (colour)
  3. (adjectively + noun for kinds of beverages, sweets or juices)

Declension

Declension of λεμόνι
singular plural
nominative λεμόνι (lemóni) λεμόνια (lemónia)
genitive λεμονιού (lemonioú) λεμονιών (lemonión)
accusative λεμόνι (lemóni) λεμόνια (lemónia)
vocative λεμόνι (lemóni) λεμόνια (lemónia)

References

  1. ^ λεμόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ λεμόνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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