συκώτι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek συκώτιον (sukṓtion), a diminutive of the neuter of Hellenistic Koine Greek συκωτός (sukōtós) from the phrase ἧπαρ (hêpar) συκωτόν (sukōtón, “liver of an animal fatted with figs”). From the ancient σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”). Similarly, derivation from an expression, for the Latin fīcātum, from iecur ficatum.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈko.ti/
  • Hyphenation: συ‧κώ‧τι

Noun

συκώτι • (sykóti) n (plural συκώτια)

  1. (food) liver
  2. (anatomy) liver

Declension

Declension of συκώτι
singular plural
nominative συκώτι (sykóti) συκώτια (sykótia)
genitive συκωτιού (sykotioú) συκωτιών (sykotión)
accusative συκώτι (sykóti) συκώτια (sykótia)
vocative συκώτι (sykóti) συκώτια (sykótia)

Synonyms

  • (anatomy): ήπαρ n (ípar) (formal, for medicine)

Derived terms

  • συκωταριά f (sykotariá)
  • πρήζω το συκώτι (prízo to sykóti, “to pester, to badger”) (literally: "to swell the liver")

References

  1. ^ συκώτι - 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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