φόντο
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fondo.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fonˈdo/, /foˈⁿdo/
- Hyphenation: φό‧ντο
Noun
φόντο • (fónto) n (plural φόντα)
- background (a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject)
- (by extension) background (information relevant to the current situation about past events; history)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φόντο (fónto) | φόντα (fónta) |
| genitive | φόντου (fóntou) | φόντων (fónton) |
| accusative | φόντο (fónto) | φόντα (fónta) |
| vocative | φόντο (fónto) | φόντα (fónta) |
References
- ^ φόντο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language