φίλντισι
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فیل دیشی (fildişi, literally “elephant tooth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
φίλντισι • (fílntisi) n (regularly only in the singular)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φίλντισι (fílntisi) | (φίλντισια) ((fílntisia)) |
| genitive | φιλντισιού (filntisioú) | (φιλντισιών) ((filntisión)) |
| accusative | φίλντισι (fílntisi) | (φίλντισια) ((fílntisia)) |
| vocative | φίλντισι (fílntisi) | (φίλντισια) ((fílntisia)) |
Plural forms are rare, colloquial.
Synonyms
- ελεφαντόδοντο n (elefantódonto)
- ελεφαντοστό n (elefantostó)
Derived terms
- φιλντισένιος (filntisénios)
Further reading
- φίλντισι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Ελεφαντόδοντο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
