πορτοκάλι

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian portogallo (orange) or whichever cognate in the languages of Italy. Mediation via Ottoman Turkish پورتقال (portokal) is also possible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾtoˈkali/
  • Hyphenation: πορ‧το‧κά‧λι

Noun

πορτοκάλι (portokálin (plural πορτοκάλια)

  1. orange (fruit)
    φρεσκοστυμμένος χυμός πορτοκαλιούfreskostymménos chymós portokalioúfreshly squeezed orange juice

Declension

singular plural
nominative πορτοκάλι (portokáli) πορτοκάλια (portokália)
genitive πορτοκαλιού (portokalioú) πορτοκαλιών (portokalión)
accusative πορτοκάλι (portokáli) πορτοκάλια (portokália)
vocative πορτοκάλι (portokáli) πορτοκάλια (portokália)

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Descendants

References

  • πορτοκάλι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre, page 1142ab
  • πορτοκάλι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1455a.
  • πορτοκάλι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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