σπίρτο

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spirito with silencing of the unaccented , from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspiɾ.to/
Hyphenation: σπίρ‧το

Noun

σπίρτο • (spírto) n (plural σπίρτα)

match (stick)
(figuartive) very clever
expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, “truly clever! absolute genius!”)
(colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor

Declension

declension of σπίρτο

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	σπίρτο •	σπίρτα •
genitive	σπίρτου •	σπίρτων •
accusative	σπίρτο •	σπίρτα •
vocative	σπίρτο •	σπίρτα •

Related terms

σπιρτάδα f (spirtáda)
σπιρτόζικα (spirtózika, adverb)
σπιρτόζικος (spirtózikos, adjective)
σπιρτόζος (spirtózos, adjective)
σπιρτόκουτο n (spirtókouto, “matchbox”)
σπιρτόξυλο n (spirtóxylo, “match stick; very thin”)

See also

In Katharevousa: πυρεῖον (pureîon, “match”), original ancient sense: "firestick"

References

^ σπίρτο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

σπίρτο - 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)
σπίρτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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