λινάρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λινάριν (linárin), from Hellenistic Koine Greek λινάριον (linárion), diminutive of the ancient λίνον (línon).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈna.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧νά‧ρι

Noun

λινάρι • (linári) n (plural λινάρια)

  1. (plants) flax (plant and fibres)

Declension

Declension of λινάρι
singular plural
nominative λινάρι (linári) λινάρια (linária)
genitive λιναριού (linarioú) λιναριών (linarión)
accusative λινάρι (linári) λινάρια (linária)
vocative λινάρι (linári) λινάρια (linária)
  • αγριολινάρι n (agriolinári), αγριολίναρο (agriolínaro)
  • λιναρόσπορος m (linarósporos)
  • ψευδολινάρι n (psevdolinári, “false flax”)
  • and see: λινός (linós, “made of flax, linen”) & λινό n (linó, “linen”)

References

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

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