αψιθιά
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Greek
Alternative forms
- αψινθιά f (apsinthiá)
Etymology
Byzantine Greek ἀψιθία (apsithía) with synizesis of /ia/ to avoid hiatus, from Koine Greek ἀψινθία f (apsinthía) with similation of > and simplification > .[1][2] Also see ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).
Pronunciation
Noun
αψιθιά • (apsithiá) f (plural αψιθιές)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αψιθιά (apsithiá) | αψιθιές (apsithiés) |
| genitive | αψιθιάς (apsithiás) | αψιθιών (apsithión) |
| accusative | αψιθιά (apsithiá) | αψιθιές (apsithiés) |
| vocative | αψιθιά (apsithiá) | αψιθιές (apsithiés) |
Related terms
- αγριαψιθιά f (agriapsithiá, “wormwood”)
- άψινθος (ápsinthos)
- αψέντι n (apsénti, “absinthe”)
References
- ^ αψιθιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ s.v. άψινθος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
- αψιθιά - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
αψιθιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
