φανάρι
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek φανάριν (phanárin), φανάριον (phanárion); see φάος (pháos).
Noun
φανάρι • (fanári) n (plural φανάρια)
- traffic lights
- Σταμάτησε στο φανάρι.
- Stamátise sto fanári.
- He stopped at the traffic lights.
- lantern, lamp, torch
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φανάρι (fanári) | φανάρια (fanária) |
| genitive | φαναριού (fanarioú) | φαναριών (fanarión) |
| accusative | φανάρι (fanári) | φανάρια (fanária) |
| vocative | φανάρι (fanári) | φανάρια (fanária) |
the genitive singular φαναρίου is common
Derived terms
- κρατώ το φανάρι (krató to fanári, “to play gooseberry, to chaperone”)
- πισινό φανάρι n (pisinó fanári, “taillight”)
- φαναράκι n (fanaráki, diminutive)
- φως φανάρι (fos fanári, “plain as day”)
Descendants
- → Romanian: fanar
Further reading
φανάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
