μαϊντανός
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μαϊντανός
Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish معدنوس (maydanos), from Arabic مَعْدُونِس (maʕdūnis); ultimately from Ancient Greek μακεδονήσιον (makedonḗsion, “Macedonian, Macedonian herb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
μαϊντανός • (maïntanós) m (plural μαϊντανοί)
- (cooking) parsley (both the plant and herb)
- Μαϊντανός, φασκόμηλο, δεντρολίβανο και θυμάρι.
- Maïntanós, faskómilo, dentrolívano kai thymári.
- Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
- (colloquial, humorous, figuratively) rent-a-gob (someone who regularly appears in the media, especially to stir controversy or self-aggrandize)
- Αμάν πιά μ’ αυτόν τον μαϊντανό, τον έχει βαρεθεί η ψυχή μου να τον βλέπω συνεχώς στα κανάλια να λέει τις μπούρδες του!
- Amán piá m’ aftón ton maïntanó, ton échei varetheí i psychí mou na ton vlépo synechós sta kanália na léei tis boúrdes tou!
- Enough with that rent-a-gob, I am sick to the back teeth of seeing him on the TV channels spouting his crap!
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μαϊντανός (maïntanós) | μαϊντανοί (maïntanoí) |
| genitive | μαϊντανού (maïntanoú) | μαϊντανών (maïntanón) |
| accusative | μαϊντανό (maïntanó) | μαϊντανούς (maïntanoús) |
| vocative | μαϊντανέ (maïntané) | μαϊντανοί (maïntanoí) |
Synonyms
- (formal): πετροσέλινο n (petrosélino)
Derived terms
- φραγκομαϊντανός (fragkomaïntanós, “garden chervil, Anthriscus cerefolium”)
Further reading
μαϊντανός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
