βελόνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βέλος (bélos, arrow, dart).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βελόνη (belónēf (genitive βελόνης); first declension

  1. needle
  2. pipefish
  3. garfish

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: βελόνα (velóna)
  • Translingual: Belone (garfish)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

βελόνη (velónif (plural βελόνες)

  1. Alternative form of βελόνα (velóna)

Declension