σκόνη
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”).
Noun
σκόνη • (skóni) f (plural σκόνες)
- powder, dust
- σκόνη κάρυ ― skóni káry ― curry powder
- σκόνη καθαρισμού ― skóni katharismoú ― scouring powder
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σκόνη (skóni) | σκόνες (skónes) |
| genitive | σκόνης (skónis) | - |
| accusative | σκόνη (skóni) | σκόνες (skónes) |
| vocative | σκόνη (skóni) | σκόνες (skónes) |
Related terms
- ασημόσκονη n (asimóskoni, “silver dust”)
- ασκόνιστος (askónistos, “dustless”, adjective)
- σκονίζω (skonízo, “to dust”)
- χρυσόσκονη n (chrysóskoni, “gold dust”)
Further reading
σκόνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- σκόνη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
