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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μαλλίν (mallín), from Ancient Greek μαλλίον (mallíon), diminutive of μαλλός (mallós, “wool”).
Pronunciation
Noun
μαλλί • (mallí) n (plural μαλλιά)
- wool
- (in the plural) all the hairs of the head
Declension
Declension of μαλλί
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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μαλλί (mallí)
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μαλλιά (malliá)
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| genitive
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μαλλιού (mallioú)
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μαλλιών (mallión)
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| accusative
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μαλλί (mallí)
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μαλλιά (malliá)
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| vocative
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μαλλί (mallí)
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μαλλιά (malliá)
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Derived terms
- μάλλινα n pl (mállina, “woollens”)
- μάλλινος (mállinos, “woollen, woolly”)
- μαλλί της γριάς (mallí tis griás, “candy floss, cotton candy”)
- κλάνω μαλλί (kláno mallí, “to be terrified”) (literally: "to fart wool")