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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.mé.nas/ → /liˈme.nas/ → /liˈme.nas/
Noun
λῐμένᾰς • (liménas) m
- accusative plural of λῐμήν (limḗn)
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn) (from accusative: τὸν λῐμένᾰ (liména).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈmenas/
- Hyphenation: λι‧μέ‧νας
Noun
λιμένας • (liménas) m (plural λιμένες)
- (formal, learned) port, dock, harbour
- Οργανισμός Λιμένος Πειραιώς ― Organismós Liménos Peiraiós ― Piraeus Port Authority
Declension
Also formal, Katharevousa genitive singular: του λιμένος
Synonyms
- λιμάνι n (limáni) (informal)
- πόρτο n (pórto, “port”) (nautical, dated)
- σκάλα f (skála) (nautical)
Hyponyms
- and see: λιμάνι n (limáni) for Derivatives from stem λιμαν-
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