λεμόνι

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See also: λεμονί

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λεμόνι (lemóni) from the form λιμόνι, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Classical Persian لیمو (lēmō).[1][2]

Cognate with Mariupol Greek лемо́н (ljemón).

Pronunciation

Noun

λεμόνι • (lemóni) n (plural λεμόνια)

  1. lemon (fruit)
  2. lemon yellow, lemon (colour)
  3. (adjectively + noun for kinds of beverages, sweets or juices)

Declension

Declension of λεμόνι
singular plural
nominative λεμόνι • λεμόνια •
genitive λεμονιού • λεμονιών •
accusative λεμόνι • λεμόνια •
vocative λεμόνι • λεμόνια •

References

  1. ^ λεμόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ λεμόνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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