λουλούδι
Greek
Etymology
- Three possibilities from Babiniotis[1]:
- 1. Byzantine Greek [Term?], from Albanian lule or lulediell (“sunflower”)
- 2. From λειρίδιον (leirídion)/λειλίδιον (leilídion), from Koine Greek λειρίον (leiríon, “lily”)
- 3. From Ancient Greek *λίλιον (*lílion) (from Latin lilium (“lily”)) + -ούδι (-oúdi, diminutive)
- From Kriaras[2]:
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [luˈluði]
- Hyphenation: λου‧λού‧δι
Declension
declension of λουλούδι
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | λουλούδι • | λουλούδια • |
genitive | λουλουδιού • | λουλουδιών • |
accusative | λουλούδι • | λουλούδια • |
vocative | λουλούδι • | λουλούδια • |
Derived terms
- see: αγριολούλουδο n (agrioloúloudo, “wild flower”)
References
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
- Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary of the Contemporary Demotic Language, Written and Spoken], Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
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