χένα

Greek

Alternative forms

  • χέννα f (chénna) (older spelling without simplification of double consonant)

Etymology

Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçe.na/
  • Hyphenation: χέ‧να

Noun

χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες)

  1. henna dye [1][2][3] produced from plant Lawsonia inermis
    Synonym: κινά n (kiná)
    For the plant, see feminine κίνα (kína)

Declension

Declension of χένα
singular plural
nominative χένα (chéna) χένες (chénes)
genitive χένας (chénas) χενών (chenón)
accusative χένα (chéna) χένες (chénes)
vocative χένα (chéna) χένες (chénes)

References

  1. ^ χένα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ χένα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  3. ^ χένα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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