κίνα

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See also: Κίνα and κινά

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English quina, from Spanish quina.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

κίνα • (kína) f (plural κίνες)

  1. (botany) cinchona (South American tree)
    See synonym κιχγόνη (kichgóni). For the dye, see χένα f (chéna) and κινά n (kiná)
  2. cinchona bark

Declension

Declension of κίνα
singular plural
nominative κίνα • κίνες •
genitive κίνας • κινών •
accusative κίνα • κίνες •
vocative κίνα • κίνες •
Usually in the singular.

See also

References

  1. ^ κίνα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  2. ^ κίνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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