τζίνι
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Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish جن (cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, “genie”). [1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
τζίνι • (tzíni) n (plural τζίνια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τζίνι (tzíni) | τζίνια (tzínia) |
| genitive | - | - |
| accusative | τζίνι (tzíni) | τζίνια (tzínia) |
| vocative | τζίνι (tzíni) | τζίνια (tzínia) |
Genitive forms are rare.
References
- ^ τζίνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ τζίνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
τζίνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
