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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀθόνη (othónē, “sheet”), probably from a Semitic language (compare Hebrew אֵטוּן (ʾēṭūn, “fine linen”)), ultimately from Egyptian jdmj (“fine red linen”).
Noun
οθόνη • (othóni) f (plural οθόνες)
- (computing) monitor
- screen (cinema etc)
- canvas (for oil paint)
Declension
References
- ^ ed. Boardman, John; Hammond, N. G. L. (1982) The Cambridge Ancient History, second edition, vol. III, part 3: The Expansion of the Greek World, Eighth to Sixth Centuries B.C., p.25
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 245