οινόπνευμα
Greek
Etymology
From οίνος (oínos, “wine”) + πνεύμα (pnévma, “spirit”), a calque of French esprit-de-vin. First attested 1831.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈnopnevma/
- Hyphenation: οι‧νό‧πνευ‧μα
Noun
οινόπνευμα • (oinópnevma) n (plural οινοπνεύματα)
- surgical spirit, rubbing alcohol
- (chemistry) ethyl alcohol
- alcohol (intoxicating drink)
Declension
declension of οινόπνευμα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | οινόπνευμα • | οινοπνεύματα • |
| genitive | οινοπνεύματος • | οινοπνευμάτων • |
| accusative | οινόπνευμα • | οινοπνεύματα • |
| vocative | οινόπνευμα • | οινοπνεύματα • |
Synonyms
- αλκοόλ n (alkoól)
Further reading
- οινόπνευμα in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.