φεγγάρι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek φεγγάριν (phengárin), from φεγγάριον (phengárion); diminutive of Ancient Greek φέγγος (phéngos, “moonlight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feŋˈɡa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: φεγ‧γά‧ρι
Noun
φεγγάρι • (fengári) n (plural φεγγάρια)
- (vernacular, uncountable) the Moon
- Synonym: (formal) Σελήνη (Selíni)
- (countable) moon (satellite, (lunar) month)
- moonlight
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φεγγάρι (fengári) | φεγγάρια (fengária) |
| genitive | φεγγαριού (fengarioú) | φεγγαριών (fengarión) |
| accusative | φεγγάρι (fengári) | φεγγάρια (fengária) |
| vocative | φεγγάρι (fengári) | φεγγάρια (fengária) |
Further reading
- Σελήνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- φεγγάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language