ασβέστιο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “lime”).
Noun
ασβέστιο • (asvéstio) n (usually uncountable, plural ασβέστια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ασβέστιο (asvéstio) | ασβέστια (asvéstia) |
| genitive | ασβεστίου (asvestíou) ασβέστιου (asvéstiou) |
ασβεστίων (asvestíon) ασβέστιων (asvéstion) |
| accusative | ασβέστιο (asvéstio) | ασβέστια (asvéstia) |
| vocative | ασβέστιο (asvéstio) | ασβέστια (asvéstia) |
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- απασβεστώνω (apasvestóno, “to calcine, to decalcify”)
- απασβέστωση f (apasvéstosi, “calcination”)
- ασβεστάδικο n (asvestádiko, “lime works”)
- ασβέστης m (asvéstis, “lime, quicklime”)
- ασβεστοκάμινο n (asvestokámino, “lime kiln”)
- ασβεστοκάμινος f (asvestokáminos, “lime kiln”)
- ασβεστοκονίαμα n (asvestokoníama, “lime mortar”)
- ασβεστόγαλα f (asvestógala, “limewater”)
- ασβεστόλακκος m (asvestólakkos, “lime pit, limepit”)
- ασβεστολιθικός (asvestolithikós, “chalky, calcarious”, adjective)
- ασβεστόλιθος m (asvestólithos, “limestone”)
- ασβεστόνερο n (asvestónero, “limewater, whitewash”)
- ασβεστόπετρα f (asvestópetra, “limestone”)
- ασβεστοποίηση f (asvestopoíisi, “calcination”)
- ασβεστοποιία f (asvestopoiía, “lime burning, lime production”)
- ασβεστούχος (asvestoúchos, “calciferous”, adjective)
- ασβεστόχρισμα n (asvestóchrisma, “whitewash, whitewashing”)
- ασβεστώδης (asvestódis, “calcareous”, adjective)
- ασβέστωμα n (asvéstoma, “whitewash, whitewashing”)
- ασβεστώνω (asvestóno, “to whitewash”)
- άσβηστος (ásvistos, “burning, lit”, adjective)
See also
- compare with: άσβεστος (ásvestos, “implacable, undying”, adjective) and αμίαντος m (amíantos, “asbestos”)
Further reading
ασβέστιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
