λινός

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See also: Λίνος and Λῖνος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λινός (linós), from Ancient Greek λινοῦς (linoûs) with metaplasm of the ending,[1] contracted form of λίνεος (líneos, flaxen), from λίνον (línon, flax).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧νός

Adjective

λινός (linósm (feminine λινή, neuter λινό)

  1. linen (made of flax fibres)

Declension

Declension of λινός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative λινός (linós) λινή (liní) λινό (linó) λινοί (linoí) λινές (linés) λινά (liná)
genitive λινού (linoú) λινής (linís) λινού (linoú) λινών (linón) λινών (linón) λινών (linón)
accusative λινό (linó) λινή (liní) λινό (linó) λινούς (linoús) λινές (linés) λινά (liná)
vocative λινέ (liné) λινή (liní) λινό (linó) λινοί (linoí) λινές (linés) λινά (liná)

References

  1. ^ λινός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language