συκή
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συκέα (sukéa, “fig tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
συκή • (sykí) f (plural σύκες)
- fig leaf (when used as an item of clothing)
- (figuratively) fig leaf (something used to hide an inconvenient truth)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | συκή (sykí) | συκές (sykés) |
| genitive | συκής (sykís) | συκών (sykón) |
| accusative | συκή (sykí) | συκές (sykés) |
| vocative | συκή (sykí) | συκές (sykés) |
Related terms
- see: σύκο n (sýko, “fig”)
Further reading
συκή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
