νέφτι
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نفت (neft, “spirit of turpentine”). Doublet of νάφθα (náftha).
Noun
νέφτι • (néfti) n (plural νέφτια)
- (chemistry) turpentine, volatile essential oil from distillation of terebinth or pine tree resin, used as a solvent and paint thinner.
- Synonyms: τερεβινθέλαιο (terevinthélaio), τερεβινθίνη (terevinthíni), τρεμεντίνα (trementína)
- (chemistry) mineral turpentine, white spirit, volatile transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent and paint thinner, with similar applications but very different chemical consistency from resin-derived wood turpentine.
- Synonym: ορυκτή τερεβινθίνη (oryktí terevinthíni)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νέφτι (néfti) | νέφτια (néftia) |
| genitive | νεφτιού (neftioú) | νεφτιών (neftión) |
| accusative | νέφτι (néfti) | νέφτια (néftia) |
| vocative | νέφτι (néfti) | νέφτια (néftia) |
Derived terms
- βάζω νέφτι σε κάποιον (vázo néfti se kápoion, “to make someone run fast”) (literally: "to put turpentine in someone")
Further reading
νέφτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- νέφτι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
