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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek βουνό, βουνόν (bounó, bounón), a metaplasm to neuter of the Ancient Greek βουνός (bounós, “hill”, masculine) of uncertain etymology, probably in accordance to the masculine ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).[1] A connection to βουβών (boubṓn) is very unlikely.[2]
Compare Mariupol Greek вуно́ (vunó).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vuˈno/
- Hyphenation: βου‧νό
Noun
βουνό • (vounó) n (plural βουνά)
- mountain
Το όρος Έβερεστ είναι το ψηλότερο βουνό της οροσειράς των Ιμαλαΐων.- To óros Éverest eínai to psilótero vounó tis oroseirás ton Imalaḯon.
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the Himalayan massif.
- mountainous countryside
- (figuratively) heavy workload, mountain of work
Usage notes
- βουνό (vounó) is more typically used as a general term for a mountain, than in its name when its synonym όρος (óros) might be used.
Declension
Declension of βουνό
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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βουνό (vounó)
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βουνά (vouná)
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| genitive
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βουνού (vounoú)
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βουνών (vounón)
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| accusative
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βουνό (vounó)
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βουνά (vouná)
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| vocative
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βουνό (vounó)
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βουνά (vouná)
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Synonyms
- ακροβούνι n (akrovoúni, “peak, sharp summit”)
- βουνάκι n (vounáki, “hill”)
- βουνί n (vouní, “hill, hillock”)
- βουνίσιος (vounísios, “mountainous”, adjective)
- βουνοκορφή f (vounokorfí, “mountain summit”)
- βουνοπλαγιά f (vounoplagiá, “mountainside”)
- βουνοσειρά f (vounoseirá, “mountain range”)
References
- ^ βουνό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ βουνό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre