σκόνη
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”).
Noun
σκόνη • (skóni) f (plural σκόνες)
- powder, dust
- σκόνη κάρυ ― skóni káry ― curry powder
- σκόνη καθαρισμού ― skóni katharismoú ― scouring powder
Declension
declension of σκόνη
Related terms
- ασημόσκονη n (asimóskoni, “silver dust”)
- ασκόνιστος (askónistos, “dustless”, adjective)
- σκονίζω (skonízo, “to dust”)
- χρυσόσκονη n (chrysóskoni, “gold dust”)
Further reading
σκόνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- σκόνη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
