Κίτρος
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin Citrus, from Latin citrus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Κίτρος • (Kítros) f (plural Κίτροι)
- (botany) The genus Citrus, which includes fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, etc.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Κίτρος (Kítros) | Κίτροι (Kítroi) |
| genitive | Κίτρου (Kítrou) | Κίτρων (Kítron) |
| accusative | Κίτρο (Kítro) | Κίτρους (Kítrous) |
| vocative | Κίτρε (Kítre) Κίτρο (Kítro) |
Κίτροι (Kítroi) |
Coordinate terms
common names of trees of the genus Citrus:
- λεμονιά f (lemoniá, “lemon tree”)
- μανταρινιά f (mantariniá, “mandarine tree”)
- κιτριά f (kitriá, “citron tree”)
- πορτοκαλιά f (portokaliá, “orange tree”)
- νεραντζιά f (nerantziá, “Seville orange tree”)
- κουμκουάτ n (koumkouát, “kumquat”)
Further reading
Κίτρος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
