οθόνη

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀθόνη (othónē, “sheet”), probably from a Semitic language (compare Hebrew אֵטוּן‎ (ʾēṭūn, “fine linen”)), ultimately from Egyptian jdmj (“fine red linen”).[1][2]

Noun

οθόνη • (othóni) f (plural οθόνες)

  1. (computing) monitor
  2. screen (cinema etc)
  3. canvas (for oil paint)

Declension
declension of οθόνη
singular plural
nominative οθόνη • οθόνες •
genitive οθόνης • οθονών •
accusative οθόνη • οθόνες •
vocative οθόνη • οθόνες •

References
  1. ed. Boardman, John; Hammond, N. G. L. (1982) The Cambridge Ancient History, second edition, vol. III, part 3: The Expansion of the Greek World, Eighth to Sixth Centuries B.C., p.25
  2. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 245
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