χένα
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Greek
Alternative forms
- χέννα f (chénna) (older spelling without simplification of double consonant)
Etymology
Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish.
Pronunciation
Noun
χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χένα (chéna) | χένες (chénes) |
| genitive | χένας (chénas) | χενών (chenón) |
| accusative | χένα (chéna) | χένες (chénes) |
| vocative | χένα (chéna) | χένες (chénes) |
References
- ^ χένα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ χένα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- ^ χένα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
Further reading
χένα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
