μαλάκιο

Greek

Etymology

The plural is inherited from Ancient Greek μαλάκια (malákia). The singular is a learned back-formation from this.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈla.ci.o/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧λά‧κι‧ο

Noun

μαλάκιο • (malákio) n (plural μαλάκια)

  1. mollusc (UK), mollusk (US) (soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces)

Declension

Declension of μαλάκιο
singular plural
nominative μαλάκιο (malákio) μαλάκια (malákia)
genitive μαλακίου (malakíou)
μαλάκιου (malákiou) 		μαλακίων (malakíon)
accusative μαλάκιο (malákio) μαλάκια (malákia)
vocative μαλάκιο (malákio) μαλάκια (malákia)

References

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

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