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Greek
Etymology
ξινός (xinós, “sour”) + -ίλα (-íla, “taste of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ksiˈnila/
- Hyphenation: ξι‧νί‧λα
Noun
ξινίλα • (xiníla) f (plural ξινίλες)
- sour taste, sourness, acidity
Υπάρχει λίγο ξινίλα. Μήπως έχει χαλάσει το γάλα;- Ypárchei lígo xiníla. Mípos échei chalásei to gála?
- There's a sour taste. Has the milk gone off perhaps?
- (medicine, by extension) acid reflux, heartburn (sour taste from indigestion)
Έχω ξινίλα επειδή έφαγα πριν κοιμηθώ.- Écho xiníla epeidí éfaga prin koimithó.
- I have heartburn because I ate before I slept.
Declension
Declension of ξινίλα
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ξινίλα (xiníla)
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ξινίλες (xiníles)
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| genitive
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ξινίλας (xinílas)
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| accusative
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ξινίλα (xiníla)
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ξινίλες (xiníles)
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| vocative
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ξινίλα (xiníla)
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ξινίλες (xiníles)
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Synonyms
- ξινός (xinós, “sour, acid”)