μανουσάκι

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Greek

Etymology

    Already as Byzantine Greek μανουσιάκων (manousiákōn, gen.pl.), from Old Armenian մանուշակ (manušak). Cognate with Pontic Greek μανουσ̌άκ' (manoušák'). Doublet of μενεξές (menexés).

    Noun

    μανουσάκι (manousákin (plural μανουσάκια) (regional)

    1. Narcissus tazetta
      Synonyms: ζαμπάκι (zampáki), τσαμπάκι (tsampáki), βούτσινο (voútsino), γκρίζο (gkrízo), ίτσο (ítso)
    2. violet (Viola odorata)
      Synonyms: μενεξές (menexés), βιολέτα (violéta), (regional) ίτσο (ítso), γιούλι (gioúli)

    Declension

    singular plural
    nominative μανουσάκι (manousáki) μανουσάκια (manousákia)
    genitive - -
    accusative μανουσάκι (manousáki) μανουσάκια (manousákia)
    vocative μανουσάκι (manousáki) μανουσάκια (manousákia)

    Descendants

    • Albanian: manushaqe
      • Aromanian: manushachimanushache

    References

    • μανουσάκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1046a.
    • Gennádios, P. G. (1914) “μανουσάκι”, in Λεξικὸν φυτολογικόν (in Greek), Athens, page 638
    • Karapatósoglou, Kóstas (2007) “Ἐτυμολογικὰ στὸ πέμπτο τεῦχος τοῦ Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität”, in Ἑλληνικά (in Greek), volume 57, number 2, Thessaloniki, page 377f.
    • μανουσιάκων in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften