καθρέφτης
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Greek
Alternative forms
- καθρέπτης (kathréptis)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καθρέφτης (kathréphtēs), from earlier καθρέπτης (kathréptēs), from unattested *κάθρεπτον (*káthrepton) < *κάθροπτον (*káthropton), from Koine Greek κάθοπτρον (káthoptron), from Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron).[1] Compare the borrowing κάτοπτρο (kátoptro).
Noun
καθρέφτης • (kathréftis) m (plural καθρέφτες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καθρέφτης (kathréftis) | καθρέφτες (kathréftes) |
| genitive | καθρέφτη (kathréfti) | καθρεφτών (kathreftón) |
| accusative | καθρέφτη (kathréfti) | καθρέφτες (kathréftes) |
| vocative | καθρέφτη (kathréfti) | καθρέφτες (kathréftes) |
Synonyms
- κάτοπτρο n (kátoptro)
References
- ^ καθρέφτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
Κάτοπτρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
