κερί
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon), diminutive of κηρός (kērós).
Pronunciation
Noun
κερί • (kerí) n (plural κεριά)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κερί (kerí) | κεριά (keriá) |
| genitive | κεριού (kerioú) | κεριών (kerión) |
| accusative | κερί (kerí) | κεριά (keriá) |
| vocative | κερί (kerí) | κεριά (keriá) |
Derived terms
- αγιοκέρι n (agiokéri, “church candle”)
- αλειμματοκέρι n (aleimmatokéri, “tallow candle”)
- βουλοκέρι n (voulokéri, “sealing wax”)
- δικέρι n (dikéri, “double candlestick”)
- κεράκι n (keráki, “little candle, taper”)
- κέρινος m (kérinos, “wax”)
- τρικέρι n (trikéri, “triple candlestick”)
- ψαλιδοκέρι n (psalidokéri, “snuffer, trimmer”)
Further reading
- κερί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
κερί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
