οινόπνευμα
Greek
Etymology
From οίνος (oínos, “wine”) + πνεύμα (pnévma, “spirit”), a calque of French esprit-de-vin, itself calquing Latin spiritus vini. First attested 1831.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈnopnevma/
- Hyphenation: οι‧νό‧πνευ‧μα
Noun
οινόπνευμα • (oinópnevma) n (plural οινοπνεύματα)
- surgical spirit, rubbing alcohol
- (chemistry) ethyl alcohol
- alcohol (intoxicating drink)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | οινόπνευμα (oinópnevma) | οινοπνεύματα (oinopnévmata) |
| genitive | οινοπνεύματος (oinopnévmatos) | οινοπνευμάτων (oinopnevmáton) |
| accusative | οινόπνευμα (oinópnevma) | οινοπνεύματα (oinopnévmata) |
| vocative | οινόπνευμα (oinópnevma) | οινοπνεύματα (oinopnévmata) |
Synonyms
- αλκοόλ n (alkoól)
Related terms
Further reading
- οινόπνευμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language