ηλιοτρόπιο
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον (hēliotrópion).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ηλιοτρόπιο • (iliotrópio) n (plural ηλιοτρόπια)
- the heliotrope plant, any plant of the Heliotropium genus
- the sunflower plant
- (chemistry) litmus, a dyestuff extracted from certain lichens
- χαρτί ηλιοτροπίου ― chartí iliotropíou ― litmus paper
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ηλιοτρόπιο (iliotrópio) | ηλιοτρόπια (iliotrópia) |
| genitive | ηλιοτροπίου (iliotropíou) ηλιοτρόπιου (iliotrópiou) |
ηλιοτροπίων (iliotropíon) |
| accusative | ηλιοτρόπιο (iliotrópio) | ηλιοτρόπια (iliotrópia) |
| vocative | ηλιοτρόπιο (iliotrópio) | ηλιοτρόπια (iliotrópia) |
Related terms
- ηλιοτροπία (iliotropía)
- ηλιοτροπισμός (iliotropismós)
- χαρτί ηλιοτροπίου (chartí iliotropíou)
- and see: ήλιος m (ílios, “sun”)
References
- ^ ηλιοτρόπιο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
ηλιοτρόπιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
