λιμάνι
See also: λίμνη
Greek
Alternative forms
- λιμένας (liménas) (formal)
Etymology
Reborrowing from Turkish liman + -ι (-i)[1], (the Medieval Byzantine form λιμεώνας or λιμνιώνας[2], diminutive λιμενάρι[3]) from Hellenistic Koine Greek λῐμένιον, diminutive of the ancient λῐμήν (limḗn). Also see λειμών (leimṓn).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈmani/
- Hyphenation: λι‧μά‧νι
Noun
λιμάνι • (limáni) n (plural λιμάνια)
- harbour, quay, port
- ασφαλές λιμάνι ― asfalés limáni ― safe harbour
- απάνεμο λιμάνι ― apánemo limáni ― sheltered harbour
- απάγγιο λιμάνι ― apángio limáni ― sheltered harbour
- port (town or city with a dock or harbour)
- (figuratively) safe harbor, safe haven
Declension
Synonyms
- λιμένας m (liménas, “port”) (formal alternative)
- πόρτο n (pórto, “port”) (nautical, dated)
Derived terms
- ακρολίμανο n (akrolímano)
- λιμανάκι n (limanáki) (diminutive)
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- επίνειο n (epíneio, “seaport, haven”)
- ιχθυόσκαλα f (ichthyóskala, “fishing port or wharf”)
- νεώριο n (neório, “dry-dock”)
References
- λιμάνι in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- λιμνιών in Kriaras, Emmanuel. (n.d.) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100‑1669) Vols. I‑XIV.] (in Greek), Online edition
- λιμενάρι in Kriaras, Emmanuel. (n.d.) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100‑1669) Vols. I‑XIV.] (in Greek), Online edition
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
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