μαόνι
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from French mahagoni.
Pronunciation
Noun
μαόνι • (maóni) n (plural μαόνια)
- mahogany (red-brown wood of the tree genus Swietenia)
- (by extension) mahogany furniture or fittings
- Η κρεβατοκάμαρα της ήταν όλο μαόνι.
- I krevatokámara tis ítan ólo maóni.
- Her bedroom was all in mahogany.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μαόνι (maóni) | μαόνια (maónia) |
| genitive | μαονιού (maonioú) | μαονιών (maonión) |
| accusative | μαόνι (maóni) | μαόνια (maónia) |
| vocative | μαόνι (maóni) | μαόνια (maónia) |
Usually in the singular.
Further reading
μαόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- μαόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
