φασόλι

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek φασόλιν (phasólin) < *φασιόλιον, from diminutive of Hellenistic Koine Greek φασίολος (phasíolos), a reborrowing from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos) a bean probably of the Vigna genus.[1][2] Also see φασούλι.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈso.li/
  • Hyphenation: φα‧σό‧λι

Noun

φασόλι • (fasólin (plural φασόλια)

  1. bean, of the genus Phaseolus

Declension

Declension of φασόλι
singular plural
nominative φασόλι (fasóli) φασόλια (fasólia)
genitive φασολιού (fasolioú) φασολιών (fasolión)
accusative φασόλι (fasóli) φασόλια (fasólia)
vocative φασόλι (fasóli) φασόλια (fasólia)

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Descendants

See also

References

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