αλάτι

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἁλάτιν (halátin), from Koine Greek ἁλάτιον (halátion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἅλας (hálas), from ἅλς (háls), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare the borrowed doublet άλας (álas) and Mariupol Greek а́лас (álas).

Pronunciation

Noun

αλάτι (alátin (plural αλάτια)

  1. common salt, table salt
    μαγειρικό αλάτιmageirikó aláticooking salt

Declension

singular plural
nominative αλάτι (aláti) αλάτια (alátia)
genitive αλατιού (alatioú) αλατιών (alatión)
accusative αλάτι (aláti) αλάτια (alátia)
vocative αλάτι (aláti) αλάτια (alátia)

Coordinate terms

  • παστός (pastós, salted, preserved with salt, corned)
  • άλας (álas, chemical salt) (product of neutralisation)

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