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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek κρασίον (krasíon, “blending”, diminutive), from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “blending”), literally because in ancient Greece wine was usually drunk mixed with water. Compare with οίνος m (oínos). Cognate with Mariupol Greek красы́ (krasý) and Sicilian crascì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾaˈsi/ compare to κράση (krási)
- Hyphenation: κρα‧σί
Noun
κρασί • (krasí) n (plural κρασιά)
- wine
Usage notes
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- αφρώδες κρασί n (afródes krasí, “sparkling wine”)
- βάζω νερό στο κρασί μου (vázo neró sto krasí mou, “compromise, make do with less”)
- γλυκό κρασί n (glykó krasí, “sweet wine”)
- ένα κιλό κρασί n (éna kiló krasí, “a kilo (litre) of wine”)
- καλά κρασιά (kalá krasiá, “yeah, right!”)
- κόκκινο κρασί n (kókkino krasí, “red wine”)
- λίστα των κρασιών f (lísta ton krasión, “wine list”)
- λευκό κρασί n (lefkó krasí, “white wine”)
- μηλόκρασο n (milókraso, “cider”)
- μισό κιλό κρασί n (misó kiló krasí, “half a kilo of wine”)
- ξηρό κρασί n (xiró krasí, “dry wine”)
- ποτήρι κρασί n (potíri krasí, “a glass of wine”)
- ροζέ κρασί n (rozé krasí, “rose wine”)
- τέταρτο κιλό κρασί n (tétarto kiló krasí, “quarter kilo of wine”)
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