κόκκινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόκκος (kókkos, kermes oak) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κόκκῐνος (kókkinosm (feminine κοκκίνη, neuter κόκκῐνον); first/second declension

  1. scarlet; blushing

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Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek κόκκινος (kókkinos), from κόκκος (kókkos, grain, seed, kernel). The modern sense came from grains of holly, which were used to make red dyes. Displaced earlier Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkocinos/
  • Hyphenation: κόκ‧κι‧νος

Adjective

κόκκινος (kókkinosm (feminine κόκκινη, neuter κόκκινο)

  1. red (colour)
    δύο κόκκινα τριαντάφυλλαdýo kókkina triantáfyllatwo red roses
    κόκκινο κρασίkókkino krasíred wine
    κόκκινα μαλλιάkókkina malliáred hair

Declension

Declension of κόκκινος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative κόκκινος (kókkinos) κόκκινη (kókkini) κόκκινο (kókkino) κόκκινοι (kókkinoi) κόκκινες (kókkines) κόκκινα (kókkina)
genitive κόκκινου (kókkinou) κόκκινης (kókkinis) κόκκινου (kókkinou) κόκκινων (kókkinon) κόκκινων (kókkinon) κόκκινων (kókkinon)
accusative κόκκινο (kókkino) κόκκινη (kókkini) κόκκινο (kókkino) κόκκινους (kókkinous) κόκκινες (kókkines) κόκκινα (kókkina)
vocative κόκκινε (kókkine) κόκκινη (kókkini) κόκκινο (kókkino) κόκκινοι (kókkinoi) κόκκινες (kókkines) κόκκινα (kókkina)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κόκκινος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κόκκινος, etc.)

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See also

Colors in Greek · χρώματα (chrómata) (layout · text)
     λευκό (lefkó)      γκρι (gkri)      μαύρο (mávro)
             κόκκινο (kókkino); βυσσινί (vyssiní)              πορτοκαλί (portokalí); καφέ (kafé)              κίτρινο (kítrino); κρεμ (krem)
             λαχανί (lachaní)              πράσινο (prásino)             
             κυανό (kyanó); βαθυκύανο (vathykýano)              γαλάζιο (galázio)              μπλε (ble)
             ιόχρους (ióchrous); ινδικό (indikó)              ματζέντα (matzénta); μωβ (mov)              ροζ (roz)