νεράντζι

Greek

Alternative forms

  • νεράτζι (nerátzi)

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek νεράντζι (nerántzi), form of νεράντζιον (nerántzion), from Venetan naranza or Arabic or Persian origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈɾan.d͡zi/
  • Hyphenation: νε‧ράν‧τζι

Noun

νεράντζι • (nerántzi) n (plural νεράντζια)

  1. bitter orange, Seville orange (fruit)

Declension

Declension of νεράντζι
singular plural
nominative νεράντζι (nerántzi) νεράντζια (nerántzia)
genitive νεραντζιού (nerantzioú) νεραντζιών (nerantzión)
accusative νεράντζι (nerántzi) νεράντζια (nerántzia)
vocative νεράντζι (nerántzi) νεράντζια (nerántzia)

Coordinate terms

  • νεραντζάκι n (nerantzáki, “small bitter orange; its spoon sweet”) (diminutive)
  • νεραντζιά f (nerantziá, “Seville orange tree”)
  • νεραντζούλα f (nerantzoúla, “small Seville orange tree”) (diminutive)

References

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

Further reading

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