αηδόνι

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Greek

Etymology

Byzantine Greek ἀηδόνι (aēdóni), from Koine Greek ἀηδόνιον n (aēdónion), from Ancient Greek ἀηδών f (aēdṓn) with stem ἀηδον-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ai̯ˈðo.ni/ with synizesis of /ai/
  • Hyphenation: αη‧δό‧νι

Noun

αηδόνι (aïdónin (plural αηδόνια, feminine αηδόνα)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

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References

  1. ^ αηδόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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