σαΐνι
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Greek
Alternative forms
- (dialectal) σαγίνι n (sagíni), σαγίνης m (sagínis) [1]
- σαΐνης m (saḯnis) [2]
- σαχίνι (sachíni) (dialectal)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاهین (şahin) -Turkish şahin (“hawk”)- with deletion of [3] from Persian شاهین.
Pronunciation
Noun
σαΐνι • (saḯni) n (plural σαΐνια)
- hawk
- (especially) Levant sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
- (figuratively) bright spark, genius
- see: έξυπνος (éxypnos, “intelligent”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σαΐνι (saḯni) | σαΐνια (saḯnia) |
| genitive | σαϊνιού (saïnioú) | σαϊνιών (saïnión) |
| accusative | σαΐνι (saḯni) | σαΐνια (saḯnia) |
| vocative | σαΐνι (saḯni) | σαΐνια (saḯnia) |
References
- ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. (abbreviations - of authors)
- ^ σαΐνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ σαΐνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
σαΐνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
