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Greek
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin papaver. Compare Romanian paparoană, paparuna and Sicilian paparina.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.paˈru.na/
- Hyphenation: πα‧πα‧ρού‧να
Noun
παπαρούνα • (paparoúna) f (plural παπαρούνες)
- poppy
- Synonym: μήκων (míkon)
Declension
Declension of παπαρούνα
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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παπαρούνα (paparoúna)
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παπαρούνες (paparoúnes)
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genitive
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παπαρούνας (paparoúnas)
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accusative
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παπαρούνα (paparoúna)
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παπαρούνες (paparoúnes)
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vocative
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παπαρούνα (paparoúna)
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παπαρούνες (paparoúnes)
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Descendants
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