τηγάνι
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek τηγάνιν (tēgánin), from Koine Greek τηγάνιον (tēgánion), diminutive of Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon) or τάγηνον (tágēnon).
Noun
τηγάνι • (tigáni) n (plural τηγάνια)
- frying pan, frypan
- τηγάνι αντικολλητικό ― tigáni antikollitikó ― non-stick frying pan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τηγάνι (tigáni) | τηγάνια (tigánia) |
| genitive | τηγανιού (tiganioú) | τηγανιών (tiganión) |
| accusative | τηγάνι (tigáni) | τηγάνια (tigánia) |
| vocative | τηγάνι (tigáni) | τηγάνια (tigánia) |
Related terms
- ατηγάνιστος (atigánistos, “unfried”, adjective)
- τηγανάκι n (tiganáki, “small frying pan”)
- τηγανητά n pl (tiganitá, “fried foods”)
- τηγανητή πατάτα n pl (tiganití patáta, “fried potatoes, chips, fries”)
- τηγανητός (tiganitós, “fried”)
- τηγανιά f (tiganiá, “panful, Greek dish”)
- τηγάνισμα n (tigánisma, “frying”)
- τηγανίτα f (tiganíta, “pancake”)
Descendants
- see: Koine Greek τηγάνιον (tēgánion)
Further reading
τηγάνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- τηγάνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
