καμίνι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καμίνι(ν) n (kamíni(n)), from Koine Greek καμίνιον n (kamínion), diminutive of Ancient Greek κάμινος f (káminos), of unknown, probably Pre-Greek origin (as suggested by the typically Pre-Greek suffix -ινος).

Noun

καμίνι • (kamíni) n (plural καμίνια)

1. furnace, kiln, oven

   Coordinate terms: φούρνος (foúrnos), κλίβανος (klívanos)

2. (figuratively) scorcher (hot day)
3. (figuratively) a very hot closed space
4. (figuratively) harsh conditions requiring great strength

   το καμίνι του πολέμου ― to kamíni tou polémou ― the hard conditions of war

5. (poetic) burning passion

Declension

Derived terms

• ακαμίνευτος (akamíneftos, “(of metal) not smelted in a furnace; (of ceramic) not baked in a kiln”, adjective)
• ασβεστοκάμινος f (asvestokáminos, “lime kiln”)
• εκκαμίνευση f (ekkamínefsi, “smelting in a furnace”)
• καμινάρης m (kamináris, “furnace-worker”)
• καμινάς m (kaminás, “furnace-worker”)
• καμίνευμα n (kamínevma, “product of furnace smelting”)
• καμινευτήρας m (kamineftíras, “furnace blowtube”)
• καμινευτήριο n (kamineftírio, “part of a factory where steel is heat treated”)
• καμινευτής m (kamineftís, “furnace-worker”)
• καμινευτικός (kamineftikós, “related to furnace smelting”, adjective)
• καμινευτής m (kamineftís, “furnace-worker”)
• υψικάμινος f (ypsikáminos, “blast furnace”)

Further reading

• καμίνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• καμίνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.