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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Ultimately likely from Proto-Slavic *guna, *guňa (“coarse fur clothing”). Possibly via Late Latin gunna if not vice versa.
Pronunciation
Noun
γούνα • (goúna) f (Byzantine)
- hide, skin, pelt, fur (of an animal)
- Synonyms: στέρφος (stérphos), δέρμα (dérma), θρίξ (thríx)
13th c., Ἀσίζαι τοῦ βασιλείου τῆς Κύπρου, folio 241[1]:Ἀπαὶ τὰς γούνας κελεύει τὸ δίκαιον νὰ λάβουν δικαίωμαν σῶον, τοὐτέστιν εἰς τὰ μάρκα ρʹ, μάρκα ιαʹ, κουκία εʹ.- Apaì tàs goúnas keleúei tò díkaion nà láboun dikaíōman sôon, toutéstin eis tà márka rʹ, márka iaʹ, koukía eʹ.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- fur clothing, fur garment
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References
- ^ Sáthas, K. N., editor (1877), Bibliotheca Graeca Medii Aevi, volume 6, Venice–Paris, page 242, lines 11–2
- Kriaras, E. G. (1975) “γούνα”, in Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας. 1100–1669 [Lexikó tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías. 1100–1669] (in Greek), volume 4 β–δει, Thessaloniki, page 361
- see also “γούνα”, in Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías], the compacted online edition
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek γούνα (goúna), see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣuna/
- Hyphenation: γού‧να
Noun
γούνα • (goúna) f (plural γούνες)
- pelt, hide, fur (of an animal)
- Synonym: τρίχωμα (tríchoma)
- γούνα λύκου ― goúna lýkou ― wolf skin
- such fur used for clothing
- Synonym: γουναρικό (gounarikó)
- any material or garment of similar structure
- συνθετική γούνα ― synthetikí goúna ― synthetic fur
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