δόντι

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek δόντιν (dóntin), δόντιον (dóntion), from Ancient Greek *ὀδόντιον (*odóntion), diminutive of ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).

Compare Mariupol Greek дъонд (ðond).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðo̞n.di/
  • Hyphenation: δόν‧τι

Noun

δόντι • (dónti) n (plural δόντια)

  1. (anatomy) tooth
  2. tusk
  3. clove (of garlic)

Declension

declension of δόντι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative δόντι • δόντια •
genitive δοντιού • δοντιών •
accusative δόντι • δόντια •
vocative δόντι • δόντια •

Synonyms

Further reading

  • δόντι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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