χτένα
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Greek
Etymology
From χτένι (chténi) (with change of gender), from Byzantine Greek χτένι (khténi), κτένι(ν) (kténi(n)), from Koine Greek κτένιον (kténion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís), κτένος (kténos).
Noun
χτένα • (chténa) f (plural χτένες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χτένα (chténa) | χτένες (chténes) |
| genitive | χτένας (chténas) | χτενών (chtenón) |
| accusative | χτένα (chténa) | χτένες (chténes) |
| vocative | χτένα (chténa) | χτένες (chténes) |
Derived terms
- χτενίζω (chtenízo)
Further reading
- χτένα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
χτένα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
