χάδι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χάδι (khádi), from an earlier χάιδι (kháidi, “caress”) with elimination of the semivowel αι (ai),[1] from ηχάδιον (ēkhádion, “taking care of, caressing”), a diminutive of ήχος (ḗkhos, “sound, noise, tone”) with metathesis of η (ē) from ηχά (ēkhá) > χάι (chái).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.ði/
Noun
χάδι • (chádi) n (plural χάδια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χάδι (chádi) | χάδια (chádia) |
| genitive | χαδιού (chadioú) | χαδιών (chadión) |
| accusative | χάδι (chádi) | χάδια (chádia) |
| vocative | χάδι (chádi) | χάδια (chádia) |
References
- ^ χάδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ χάιδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language