πρωί

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See also: πρωΐ, and πρῶϊ

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek πρωΐ (prōḯ), from Ancient Greek πρωΐ (prōḯ, “in the morning”),[1] an adverb reanalysed as a neuter noun. The inflected forms properly belong to the adjective πρωινός (proïnós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈi/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧ί

Noun

πρωί • (proḯ) n (plural πρωινά)

  1. morning
    Synonym: πρωινό (proïnó) Also, πρωία (proḯa) (ironic or Katharevousa)

Declension

Declension of πρωί
singular plural
nominative πρωί • πρωινά •
genitive πρωινού • πρωινών •
accusative πρωί • πρωινά •
vocative πρωί • πρωινά •
Irregular, with genitive singular and plural, from synonym πρωινό (proïnó).
A rare, literary genitive singular: του (tou) πρωιού (proïoú).

Coordinate terms

  • αποταχύ (apotachý, “early in the morning”, adverb) (rare, literary)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ πρωί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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