πρωί
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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek πρωΐ (prōḯ), from Ancient Greek πρωΐ (prōḯ, “in the morning”),[1] an adverb reanalysed as a neuter noun. The inflected forms properly belong to the adjective πρωινός (proïnós).
Pronunciation
Noun
πρωί • (proḯ) n (plural πρωινά)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πρωί (proḯ) | πρωινά (proïná) |
| genitive | πρωινού (proïnoú) | πρωινών (proïnón) |
| accusative | πρωί (proḯ) | πρωινά (proïná) |
| vocative | πρωί (proḯ) | πρωινά (proïná) |
Irregular, with genitive singular and plural, from synonym πρωινό (proïnó).
A rare, literary genitive singular: του (tou) πρωιού (proïoú).
Coordinate terms
- αποταχύ (apotachý, “early in the morning”, adverb) (rare, literary)
Derived terms
- βράδυ πρωί (vrády proḯ, “night and day”)
- η καλή μέρα απ' το πρωί φαίνεται (i kalí méra ap' to proḯ faínetai)
- πρωί πρωί (proḯ proḯ, “too early in the morning”)
Related terms
References
- ^ πρωί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
πρωί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
