ασήμι
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon), substantivized neuter form of ἄσημος (ásēmos, “uncoined, pure, without marks”).
Noun
ασήμι • (asími) n (plural ασήμια)
- (metallurgy) silver
- Synonym: άργυρος (árgyros)
- (in the plural) silverware
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ασήμι (asími) | ασήμια (asímia) |
| genitive | ασημιού (asimioú) | ασημιών (asimión) |
| accusative | ασήμι (asími) | ασήμια (asímia) |
| vocative | ασήμι (asími) | ασήμια (asímia) |
Related terms
- ασημένιος (asiménios, “silver metal/coloured”, adjective)
- ασημής (asimís, “silver coloured”, adjective)
- ασήμια n pl (asímia, “silverware”)
- ασημικά n pl (asimiká, “silverware”)
- ασημικό n (asimikó, “silverware”)
- ασημοκάντηλο n (asimokántilo, “silver sanctuary lamp”)
- ασημοκαπνισμένος (asimokapnisménos, “silver-plated”, adjective)
- ασημόσκονη n (asimóskoni, “silver dust”)
- ασημόχαρτο n (asimócharto, “silver-paper”)
- ασημόψαρο n (asimópsaro, “silverfish”)
- ασήμωμα n (asímoma, “silver-plating”)
- ασημώνω (asimóno, “to silver-plate”)
Descendants
- → Aromanian: asimi
Further reading
ασήμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- ασήμι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
