μάτι
Greek
Etymology
From Medieval Greek μάτιν (mátin) which is in turn from the Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmati]
- Hyphenation: μά‧τι
Noun
μάτι • (máti) n (plural μάτια)
Declension
Synonyms
- (anatomy): οφθαλμός m (ofthalmós) (medical term)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- αμάτιαστος (amátiastos, “not casting or affected by the evil eye”)
- έχω τα μάτια μου δεκατέσσερα (écho ta mátia mou dekatéssera, “to keep one's eyes peeled”) (literally: "to have one's eyes fourteen")
- καλύπτρα ματιού f (kalýptra matioú, “eye patch”)
- ματάκιας m (matákias, “peeping Tom”)
- ματιά f (matiá, “look, glance”)
- ματιάζω (matiázo, “to casting the evil eye”)
- μάτια μου (mátia mou, “darling, my dearest”)
- μάτιασμα n (mátiasma, “the evil eye”)
- ματόκλαδο n (matóklado, “eyelash”)
- ματοτσίνορο n (matotsínoro, “eyelash”)
- σκιά ματιών f (skiá matión, “eye shadow”)
- ματάκι (matáki)
- ματάρα (matára)
Further reading
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