πράσινος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πράσον (práson, leek) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πράσῐνος (prásinosm (feminine πρᾰσίνη, neuter πράσῐνον); first/second declension

  1. leek green, light green

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: prasinus
    • English: prasine, prasinous

See also

Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos, leek-green), from πράσον (práson, leek). Displaced earlier Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.si.nos/
  • Hyphenation: πρά‧σι‧νος

Adjective

πράσινος (prásinosm (feminine πράσινη, neuter πράσινο)

  1. of green color/colour (colour of growing foliage)
    πράσινα μάτιαprásina mátiagreen eyes
    πράσινο μήλοprásino mílogreen apple
    τα πράσινα φύλλαta prásina fýllathe green leaves
  2. (figuratively, of plants and fruit) green, unripe (not ready to be picked)
    πράσινη ντομάταprásini ntomátagreen/unripe tomato
  3. (figuratively) green (environmentally friendly)
  4. for the color/colour, see πράσινο n (prásino, noun)

Declension

The intensified καταπράσινος (kataprásinos) as superlative substitute.

Derived terms

Expressions

Related terms

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See also

  • χλωρός (chlorós, just sprouted, tender and green)

Further reading

  • πράσινοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • πράσινος - 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)