παπαρούνα
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Greek
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin papaver. Compare Romanian paparoană, paparuna and Sicilian paparina.
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Pronunciation
Noun
παπαρούνα • (paparoúna) f (plural παπαρούνες)
Declension
Declension of παπαρούνα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παπαρούνα • | παπαρούνες • |
| genitive | παπαρούνας • | — |
| accusative | παπαρούνα • | παπαρούνες • |
| vocative | παπαρούνα • | παπαρούνες • |
Descendants
- → Albanian: paparunë — Arvanitika
Further reading
- παπαρούνα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- παπαρούνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
παπαρούνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
