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Greek
- (Katharevousa): σάπων (sápon)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek σαπούνιν (sapoúnin, “soap”), inherited from Koine Greek σαπώνιον (sapṓnion), a diminutive of σάπων (sápōn, “soap”), borrowed from Latin sāpō (“soap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈpuni/
- Hyphenation: σα‧πού‧νι
Noun
σαπούνι • (sapoúni) n (plural σαπούνια)
- soap
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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σαπούνι (sapoúni)
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σαπούνια (sapoúnia)
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genitive
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σαπουνιού (sapounioú)
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σαπουνιών (sapounión)
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accusative
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σαπούνι (sapoúni)
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σαπούνια (sapoúnia)
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vocative
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σαπούνι (sapoúni)
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σαπούνια (sapoúnia)
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- αποσάπουνο n (aposápouno, “soap stub”)
- ασαπούνιστος (asapoúnistos, “not washed with soap”, adjective)
- σαπουνάδα f (sapounáda, “soap suds”)
- σαπουνάδικο n (sapounádiko, “soap factory”)
- σαπουνίζω (sapounízo, “to wash with soap”)
- σαπουνισμένος (sapounisménos, “washed with soap”, adjective)
- σαπουνόπερα f (sapounópera, “soap opera”)
- σαπωνοποιείο n (saponopoieío, “soap factory”)
- σαπωνοποίηση f (saponopoíisi, “saponification”)
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