τριφύλλι
Greek
τριφύλλι
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon), equivalent to τρία (tría, “three”) + φύλλο (fýllo, “leaf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾiˈfili/
- Hyphenation: τρι‧φύλ‧λι
Noun
τριφύλλι • (trifýlli) n (plural τριφύλλια)
- (botany) clover, trefoil, shamrock (plant in genus Trifolium)
- 1974, Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Yannis Markopoulos (music), “Μαλαματένια Λόγια [Golden Words]”, in Θητεία [Service], performed by Charalampos Garganourakis, Lakis Chalkias, Tania Tsanaklidou:
- Τ’ αλφαβητάρι πάνω στο τριφύλλι,
Σου μάθαινε το αύριο και το χθες.- T’ alfavitári páno sto trifýlli,
Sou máthaine to ávrio kai to chthes. - The schoolbook on top of the clover,
Taught you about tomorrow and yesterday.
- T’ alfavitári páno sto trifýlli,
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Declension
declension of τριφύλλι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τριφύλλι • | τριφύλλια • |
| genitive | τριφυλλιού • | τριφυλλιών • |
| accusative | τριφύλλι • | τριφύλλια • |
| vocative | τριφύλλι • | τριφύλλια • |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: طرفیل (tırfıl)
- Turkish: tırfıl
References
- Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 35
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